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Rashid-al-Din Hamadani

1247 - 1318

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Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb (Persian: رشیدالدین طبیب;‎ 1247–1318; also known as Rashīd al-Dīn Faḍlullāh Hamadānī, Persian: رشیدالدین فضل‌الله همدانی) was a statesman, historian, and physician in Ilkhanate Iran. Having converted to Islam from Judaism by the age of 30 in 1277, Rashid al-Din became the powerful vizier of Ilkhan Ghazan. He was commissioned by Ghazan to write the Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh, now considered the most important single source for the history of the Ilkhanate period and the Mongol Empire. He retained his position as a vizier until 1316. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rashid-al-Din Hamadani is the 948th most popular politician (up from 1,006th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Iran (up from 49th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Politician.

Rashid-al-din hamadani is most famous for writing the "Jami' al-tawarikh" or "Compendium of Chronicles." The "Jami' al-tawarikh" is a universal history of the world from the creation of the world to his own time.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani ranks 948 out of 19,576. Before him are John III of Sweden, Baudouin of Belgium, Thutmose II, Ahab, Albert I of Belgium, and Emperor Gaozu of Tang. After him are Kliment Voroshilov, Elena Ceaușescu, Jerry Brown, Alexis of Russia, Albert II of Germany, and Louis, Duke of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1247, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani ranks 1. After him are Tekuder, John II, Count of Holland, Margaret of Cortona, Ulaghchi, Al-Hakim I, Yolande II, Countess of Nevers, and Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara. Among people deceased in 1318, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani ranks 1. After him are Mikhail of Tver, Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Eric Magnusson, Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Edward Bruce, and Thomas I Komnenos Doukas.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani ranks 40 out of 631. Before him are Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Jami (1414), Darius II (-475), Salman the Persian (568), Shirin Ebadi (1947), and Antiochus III the Great (-241). After him are Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Shams Tabrizi (1185), Hassan Rouhani (1948), and Doris Lessing (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani ranks 16. Before him are Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), Nader Shah (1688), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Darius II (-475), and Antiochus III the Great (-241). After him are Ardashir I (180), Shapur I (150), Farah Pahlavi (1938), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), and Reza Shah (1878).

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