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Yazdegerd I

400 - 421

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Yazdegerd I (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 399 to 420. A son of Shapur III (r. 383–388), he succeeded his brother Bahram IV (r. 388–399) after the latter's assassination. Yazdegerd I's largely-uneventful reign is seen in Sasanian history as a period of renewal. Although he was periodically known as "the Sinner" in native sources, Yazdegerd was more competent than his recent predecessors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazdegerd I is the 2,687th most popular politician (down from 2,603rd in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Iran (up from 103rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Iranian Politician.

Yazdegerd I was the last Sasanian king of Persia. He is most famous for his death at the hands of the Arabs in 651.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazdegerd I ranks 2,687 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Higashiyama, Gustav Bauer, James Francis Edward Stuart, Michael Bloomberg, Richard Baer, and Nur Muhammad Taraki. After him are Chang Myon, Myeongjong of Joseon, Viktor Zubkov, Julia Drusilla, Nancy Pelosi, and Yanis Varoufakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400, Yazdegerd I ranks 12. Before him are Constantine III, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Vasubandhu, Olybrius, Ermanaric, and Alexius of Rome. After him are Pelagia, Aspar, Victor, Constans II, Eutropius, and Fritigern. Among people deceased in 421, Yazdegerd I ranks 3. Before him are Mary of Egypt, and Constantius III. After him is Emperor Gong of Jin.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 91 out of 631. Before him are Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), and Mithridates I of Parthia (-195). After him are Gaykhatu (1300), Mazdak (450), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), and Mordecai (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 48. Before him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Barkiyaruq (1081), and Mithridates I of Parthia (-195). After him are Gaykhatu (1300), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Bahram V (406), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742).

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