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Tomyris

600 BC - 600 BC

Tomyris

Tomyris (; Saka: *Taumuriyaʰ; Ancient Greek: Τομυρις, romanized: Tomuris; Latin: Tomyris) also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen of the Massagetae who ruled in the 6th century BCE. Tomyris is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus, according to whom Tomyris led her armies to defend against an attack by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire, and defeated and killed him in 530 BC. She is not mentioned in the few other early sources covering the period, especially Ctesias. Tomyris became a fairly popular subject in European art and literature during the Renaissance. In art the usual subject was her receiving the head of Cyrus, or putting it into the blood-filled container. This became part of the Power of Women group of women subjects who triumphed in various ways over men. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tomyris is the 291st most popular politician (down from 216th in 2019), the most popular biography from Kazakhstan and the most popular Kazakhstani Politician.

Tomyris was a queen of the Massagetae, a nomadic people of Central Asia. Her army had defeated the Persians and she is most famous for defeating Cyrus the Great in 530 BC.

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Among politicians, Tomyris ranks 291 out of 19,576. Before her are Wu Zetian, Henry II of France, Ferdinand I of Austria, Babur, António de Oliveira Salazar, and Antoninus Pius. After her are David Ben-Gurion, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Louis the Pious, Margaret I of Denmark, Olaf II of Norway, and Ursula von der Leyen.

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Wu Zetian
624 - 705
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 285
Henry II of France
1519 - 1559
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 286
Ferdinand I of Austria
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 287
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 288
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 289
Antoninus Pius
86 - 161
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 290
Tomyris
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 291
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 292
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 293
Louis the Pious
778 - 840
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 294
Margaret I of Denmark
1353 - 1412
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 295
Olaf II of Norway
993 - 1030
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 296
Ursula von der Leyen
1958 - Present
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 297

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Tomyris ranks 3. Before her are Cyrus the Great, and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. After her are Esther, Peisistratos, Lucretia, Servius Tullius, Ānanda, Yaśodharā, Maya, Belshazzar, and Mardonius. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Tomyris ranks 3. Before her are Laozi, and Draco. After her are Maya, Belshazzar, Habakkuk, Astyages, Theano, Epimenides, Anacharsis, Phalaris, and Alcetas I of Macedon.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 1
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
Tomyris
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 3
Esther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 5
Lucretia
NOBLEMAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 6
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 7
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 8
Yaśodharā
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 9
Maya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 10
Belshazzar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 11
Mardonius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12