Phraortes

The second king of the Medes (678–625 BC)
Person human Q332557
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Phraortes

Summary

Phraortes is a human[1]. He was born on -0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on -0633-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Phraortes was born on -0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Phraortes died on -0633-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Phraortes's father was Deioces[5].
  • Among Phraortes's spouses was wife of Phraortes[6].
  • A child of Phraortes was Cyaxares[7].
  • Phraortes is recorded as male[8].
  • Phraortes's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Phraortes's noble title is recorded as King of Media[10].
  • Phraortes's noble title is recorded as King of Media[11].
  • Phraortes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026z0q[12].
  • Phraortes's Rodovid ID is recorded as 95785[13].
  • Phraortes's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
  • Phraortes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Phraortes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Phraortes's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece[17].
  • Phraortes's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Phraortes[18].
  • Phraortes's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00738292[19].
  • Phraortes's different from is recorded as Phraortes[20].
  • Phraortes's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000003645908141[21].
  • Phraortes's Iranica ID is recorded as phraortes[22].
  • Phraortes's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as fraorte[23].
  • Phraortes's De Agostini ID is recorded as Fraòrte[24].
  • Phraortes's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3902608[25].
  • Phraortes's ToposText person ID is recorded as 3663[26].

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Origins and Family

Phraortes was born on -0700-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Deioces[5].

Personal Life

Phraortes was married to wife of him[6]. A child of him was Cyaxares[7].

Death and Burial

Phraortes died on -0633-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Phraortes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Who were Phraortes's parents?

Phraortes's father was Deioces[5].

Who was Phraortes married to?

Phraortes's spouses include wife of Phraortes[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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