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Abgar V

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Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was the King of Osroene with his capital at Edessa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abgar V is the 2,672nd most popular politician (up from 2,913th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 334th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular Turkish Politician.

Abgar V is most famous for being the ruler of Edessa in the first century. He was a client king of Rome and sent a letter to Jesus asking him to cure him of an illness. Jesus replied with a letter that was delivered by a messenger.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abgar V ranks 2,672 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Berengar II of Italy, Zimri, Khieu Samphan, Juscelino Kubitschek, and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Ricimer, Jehoahaz of Judah, Shah Jahan II, Mithridates I of Parthia, Shigeru Ishiba, and Kārlis Ulmanis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1 BC, Abgar V ranks 3. Before him are Saint Peter, and Joel. After him are Pothinus, Onjo of Baekje, Herod of Chalcis, Parthenius of Nicaea, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 50, Abgar V ranks 3. Before him are Aulus Cornelius Celsus, and Phaedrus. After him are Thaddeus of Edessa, Marcus Manilius, and Papirius Fabianus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Abgar V ranks 306 out of 1,347. Before him are Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Attalus III (-170), and Kassia (810). After him are Pelagia (400), Barsine (-363), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Cevdet Sunay (1899), and Süleyman Çelebi (1377).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Abgar V ranks 163. Before him are Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Polyxena (null), and Attalus III (-170). After him are Barsine (-363), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Cevdet Sunay (1899), Süleyman Çelebi (1377), and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100).

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