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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Thurisind is the 15,985th most popular politician (down from 14,377th in 2019). (down from 3,881st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Thurisind ranks 15,985 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Hevia, Dipendra of Nepal, Arsen Avakov, Habib Thiam, Manuel Felipe de Tovar, and Gustavo Jiménez. After him are Manolache Costache Epureanu, Jón Þorláksson, Syed Nazrul Islam, Luis Cordero Crespo, Pyotr Demichev, and Sakai Toshihiko.

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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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