# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/candaules
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:14:15.834Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/candaules"
name: "Candaules"
slug: "candaules"
description: "Candaules, also known as Myrsilos (Μυρσίλος), was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in the early years of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, he succeeded his father Meles as the 22nd and last king of Lydia's Heraclid dynasty. He was assassinated and succeeded by Gyges."
tagline: "King of Lydia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Candaules.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "-800"
deathDate: "-760"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.69
  momentum:             1.631477056833241
  historical:           20.91876933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%BB"
    title: "Кандавъл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules"
    title: "Candaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyattes_I."
    title: "Sadyattes I."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82"
    title: "Κανδαύλης"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules"
    title: "Candaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules"
    title: "Candaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%87)"
    title: "کاندولا (شاه لیدیه)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaule"
    title: "Candaule"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A1"
    title: "קנדאולס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaule"
    title: "Candaule"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9"
    title: "カンダウレス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B8%EB%8B%A4%EC%9A%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "칸다울레스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaul%C3%AAs"
    title: "Kandaulês"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules"
    title: "Candaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaules"
    title: "Kandaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaules"
    title: "Candaules"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB"
    title: "Кандавл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandaul"
    title: "Kandaul"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434217"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump