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Tiridates III of Armenia

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Tiridates III (c. 250s – c. 330), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from c. 298 to c. 330. In the early 4th century (the traditional date is 301), Tiridates proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Kingdom of Armenia the first state to officially embrace Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tiridates III of Armenia is the 2,993rd most popular politician (down from 2,836th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Armenian Politician.

Tiridates III of Armenia is most famous for his conversion to Christianity. He had a son, Tiridates IV, who was also a Christian.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tiridates III of Armenia ranks 2,993 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lluís Companys, Chlothar IV, Eric IV of Denmark, and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. After him are Pleistarchus, Sima Zhao, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Julia Soaemias, Aleksey Kuropatkin, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 255, Tiridates III of Armenia ranks 2. Before him is Pope Marcellus I. After him are Arnobius, and Dorotheus of Tyre. Among people deceased in 330, Tiridates III of Armenia ranks 3. Before him are Helena, and Iamblichus. After him is Flavia Julia Constantia.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Tiridates III of Armenia ranks 8 out of 163. Before him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Gregory the Illuminator (257), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), Artem Mikoyan (1905), and Shirkuh (1100). After him are Hayk (410), Vologases V (130), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Servatius of Tongeren (400), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), and Khachatur Abovian (1805).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Tiridates III of Armenia ranks 5. Before him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), and Shirkuh (1100). After him are Hayk (410), Vologases V (130), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), Ashot I of Armenia (820), Tigranes III (-100), and Nikol Pashinyan (1975).

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