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Thurisind

600 - 560

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Thurisind (Latin: Turisindus, died c. 560) was king of the Gepids, an East Germanic Gothic people, from c. 548 to 560. He was the penultimate Gepid king, and succeeded King Elemund by staging a coup d'état and forcing the king's son into exile. Thurisind's kingdom, known as Gepidia, was located in Central Europe and had its centre in Sirmium, a former Roman city on the Sava River (now the town of Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Thurisind is the 16,020th most popular politician (down from 14,371st in 2024). (down from 3,881st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Thurisind ranks 16,025 out of 19,576. Before him are Laurynas Stankevičius, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Shamshi-Adad II, Liu Chao-shiuan, Bres, Carlos Hevia, Dipendra of Nepal, Arsen Avakov, Habib Thiam, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, and Gustavo Jiménez. After him are Manolache Costache Epureanu.

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Among people born in 600, Thurisind ranks 83. Before him are Sighere of Essex, Sigeberht the Little, Birinus, Aldfrith of Northumbria, Hussa of Bernicia, and Theodelap of Spoleto. After him are Deusdedit of Canterbury, Tytila of East Anglia, Æthelric of Deira, Osric of Deira, and Æthelric of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 560, Thurisind ranks 9. Before him are Simplicius of Cilicia, Medardus, Audoin, Chram, Clodoald, and Glappa of Bernicia. After him is Gabrán mac Domangairt.

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