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Alexander Balas

150 BC - 145 BC

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Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Βάλας, romanized: Alexandros Balas), was the ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 150 BC to August 145 BC. Picked from obscurity and supported by the neighboring Roman-allied Kingdom of Pergamon, Alexander landed in Phoenicia in 152 BC and started a civil war against Seleucid King Demetrius I Soter. Backed by mercenaries and factions of the Seleucid Empire unhappy with the existing government, he defeated Demetrius and took the crown in 150 BC. He married the princess Cleopatra Thea to seal an alliance with the neighboring Ptolemaic kingdom. His reign saw the steady retreat of the Seleucid Empire's eastern border, with important eastern satrapies such as Media being lost to the nascent Parthian Empire. In 147 BC, Demetrius II Nicator, the young son of Demetrius I, began a campaign to overthrow Balas, and civil war resumed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Balas is the 3,896th most popular politician (down from 3,396th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 366th in 2019) and the 207th most popular Turkish Politician.

Alexander Balas is most famous for being the last king of the Seleucid Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander Balas ranks 3,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Jose P. Laurel, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Halimah Yacob, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, and Vahagn Khachaturyan. After him are John I of Sweden, Emperor Ai of Tang, Ramiro II of Aragon, Calchas, Kavad II, and Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Alexander Balas ranks 1. After him are Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Emperor Qianshao of Han, Diodotus Tryphon, Publius Ventidius Bassus, Gannicus, Aulus Gabinius, Tigranes I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Mithridates II of Parthia, and Zeno of Sidon. Among people deceased in 145 BC, Alexander Balas ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy VI Philometor. After him is Crates of Mallus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alexander Balas ranks 399 out of 1,347. Before him are Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), Aziz Nesin (1915), Hüma Hatun (1400), Cleitus the Black (-370), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), and Nebahat Çehre (1944). After him are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Ahmet Ertegun (1923), Dani Rodrik (1957), Thomas the Slav (800), Binali Yıldırım (1955), and Mizizios (622).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Alexander Balas ranks 207. Before him are Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Deiphobus (null), Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), Hüma Hatun (1400), and Cleitus the Black (-370). After him are Binali Yıldırım (1955), Mizizios (622), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), Gülçiçek Hatun (1355), and Nicholas Kanabos (1200).

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