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Demetrius II Nicator

161 BC - 125 BC

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Demetrius II Nicator (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Β`, Dēmḗtrios B; Ancient Greek: Νικάτωρ, Nikátōr, "Victor"; died 125 BC) was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter. His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his brother Antiochus VII Sidetes. Demetrius ruled the Seleucid Empire for two periods, separated by a number of years of captivity in Hyrcania in Parthia, first from September 145 BC to July/August 138 BC, and again from 129 BC until his death in 125 BC. His brother Antiochus VII ruled the Seleucid Empire in the interim between his two reigns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Demetrius II Nicator is the 3,225th most popular politician (down from 2,814th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Iran (up from 109th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Iranian Politician.

Demetrius II Nicator was most famous for his victory over the Seleucid emperor Antiochus III the Great in the Battle of Magnesia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Demetrius II Nicator ranks 3,225 out of 19,576. Before him are James Callaghan, Sancho III of Pamplona, Emperor Ling of Han, Orodes II, Zhao Bing, and Princess Mafalda of Savoy. After him are Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Jie of Xia, Wilhelm Liebknecht, Hacı I Giray, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani.

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Among people born in 161 BC, Demetrius II Nicator ranks 2. Before him is Cleopatra III of Egypt.  Among people deceased in 125 BC, Demetrius II Nicator ranks 1. After him is Seleucus V Philometor.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Demetrius II Nicator ranks 108 out of 631. Before him are Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Safi of Persia (1611), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Atossa (-550), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Orodes II (-70). After him are Yazdegerd II (500), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125), Ali Shariati (1933), Qasem Soleimani (1957), Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724), and Abolhassan Banisadr (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Demetrius II Nicator ranks 63. Before him are Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Safi of Persia (1611), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Atossa (-550), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Orodes II (-70). After him are Yazdegerd II (500), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Bardiya (-580), and Tahmasp II (1704).

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