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Yazdegerd II

500 - 457

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Yazdegerd II (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩), was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 438 to 457. He was the successor and son of Bahram V (r. 420–438). His reign was marked by wars against the Eastern Roman Empire in the west and the Kidarites in the east, as well as by his efforts and attempts to strengthen royal centralisation in the bureaucracy by imposing Zoroastrianism on the non-Zoroastrians within the country, namely the Christians. This backfired in Armenia, culminating in a large-scale rebellion led by the military leader Vardan Mamikonian, who was ultimately defeated and killed at the Battle of Avarayr in 451. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazdegerd II is the 3,261st most popular politician (down from 2,862nd in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Iran (up from 112th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Iranian Politician.

Yazdegerd II was most famous for being the last Sassanian emperor. He was the son of Yazdegerd I, and was killed by the Arabs in 651.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazdegerd II ranks 3,261 out of 19,576. Before him are Xanana Gusmão, Ivan II of Moscow, Ieng Sary, Otto Ernst Remer, Konrad Henlein, and Junichiro Koizumi. After him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Nobusuke Kishi, Regalianus, Elio Di Rupo, Günter Schabowski, and Wang Xizhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Yazdegerd II ranks 12. Before him are Basiliscus, Peroz I, Sigismund of Burgundy, Rhadamistus, Nonnus, and Antipope Laurentius. After him are Ernak, Balash, Godomar II, Ildico, Gundobad, and Priscian. Among people deceased in 457, Yazdegerd II ranks 5. Before him are Merovech, Marcian, Avitus, and Pelagia. After him are Aioulf, Proterius of Alexandria, and Ibas of Edessa.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd II ranks 109 out of 631. Before him are Safi of Persia (1611), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Atossa (-550), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Orodes II (-70), and Demetrius II Nicator (-161). After him are Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Ali Shariati (1933), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), and Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd II ranks 64. Before him are Safi of Persia (1611), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Atossa (-550), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Orodes II (-70), and Demetrius II Nicator (-161). After him are Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Bardiya (-580), Tahmasp II (1704), and Muhammad I Tapar (1082).

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