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John Hyrcanus

200 BC - 104 BC

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John Hyrcanus (; Hebrew: יוחנן הרקנוס, romanized: Yoḥānān Hurqanos; Koine Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish High Priest of Israel of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until he died in 104 BCE). In rabbinic literature he is often referred to as Yoḥanan Cohen Gadol (יוחנן כהן גדול‎), "John the High Priest". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hyrcanus is the 3,621st most popular politician (down from 3,314th in 2019). (down from 404th in 2019)

John Hyrcanus is most famous for his military victories.

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Among politicians, John Hyrcanus ranks 3,621 out of 19,576. Before him are Enrico De Nicola, Duke Louis of Württemberg, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Muna al-Hussein, Kim Tu-bong, and Dionysios Kasdaglis. After him are Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust, André-Hercule de Fleury, Cassius Chaerea, Al-Qa'im, Susan Wojcicki, and Henriette of France.

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Among people born in 200 BC, John Hyrcanus ranks 10. Before him are Simon Thassi, Zhang Qian, Lentulus Batiatus, Mithridates V of Pontus, Mattathias, and Jonathan Apphus. After him are Gaius Claudius Glaber, Aristobulus I, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Antiochus X Eusebes, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, and Quintus Servilius Caepio. Among people deceased in 104 BC, John Hyrcanus ranks 2. Before him is Jugurtha. After him are Dong Zhongshu, and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus.

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