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Psamtik I

700 BC - 610 BC

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Wahibre Psamtik I (Ancient Egyptian: Wꜣḥ-jb-Rꜥ Psmṯk) was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the Saite period, ruling from the city of Sais in the Nile delta between 664 and 610 BC. He was installed by Ashurbanipal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the Kushite rulers of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, but later gained more autonomy as the Assyrian Empire declined. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Psamtik I is the 1,644th most popular politician (down from 1,392nd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 85th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Egyptian Politician.

Psamtik I is most famous for his victory over the Assyrians in 667 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Psamtik I ranks 1,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Seljuk, William II of England, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Polycrates, and Jeongjong of Joseon. After him are Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Theodore I Laskaris, Frances Cleveland, Emir Abdelkader, Michel Temer, and Michael II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Psamtik I ranks 6. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Arion, Sinsharishkun, Astyages, and Ashur-uballit II. After him are Cyaxares, Amasis II, Jeconiah, Ashur-etil-ilani, Tyrtaeus, and Anacharsis. Among people deceased in 610 BC, Psamtik I ranks 1. 

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    Psamtik I

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 610 BC

    HPI: 73.36

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Psamtik I ranks 93 out of 642. Before him are Hassan al-Banna (1906), Djedefre (-2600), Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80), Al-Kamil (1177), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), and Athenaeus (200). After him are Muhammad Abduh (1849), Lactantius (250), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Moses the Black (332), Saint Menas (285), and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Psamtik I ranks 41. Before him are Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), Ptolemy Keraunos (-318), Shepseskare (-2450), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), Djedefre (-2600), and Al-Kamil (1177). After him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Berenice IV of Egypt (-77), Amasis II (-700), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Seti II (-1300), and Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600).

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