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Odaenathus

220 - 267

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Septimius Odaenathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡠𐡣𐡩𐡮𐡶 (), ʾŌdaynaṯ; Arabic: أذينة, romanized: Uḏayna; c. 220 – 267) was the founding king (malik) of the Palmyrene Kingdom who ruled from Palmyra, Syria. He elevated the status of his kingdom from a regional center subordinate to Rome into a formidable state in South-West Asia. Odaenathus was born into an aristocratic Palmyrene family that had received Roman citizenship in the 190s under the Severan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odaenathus is the 2,851st most popular politician (up from 2,863rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Syria (up from 39th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Syrian Politician.

Odaenathus was a king of the Palmyrene Empire, who conquered Egypt in the 3rd century AD.

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Among politicians, Odaenathus ranks 2,851 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Lee Teng-hui, Stanley Baldwin, Władysław I the Elbow-high, Dionysius II of Syracuse, and Jacob Zuma. After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Nureddin al-Atassi, Herodes Atticus, Emperor Go-Daigo, Raúl Alfonsín, and Margaret Douglas.

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Among people born in 220, Odaenathus ranks 5. Before him are Saint Christopher, Herennius Etruscus, Quintillus, and Novatian. After him is Aureolus. Among people deceased in 267, Odaenathus ranks 1. 

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Odaenathus ranks 37 out of 210. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Bassel al-Assad (1962), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Yazid II (687), and Al-Walid II (706). After him are Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Romanos the Melodist (490), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Soaemias (180), and Émile Benveniste (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Odaenathus ranks 21. Before him are Zimri-Lim (-1800), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Yazid II (687), and Al-Walid II (706). After him are Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Julia Soaemias (180), Duqaq (1100), Abu'l-Fida (1273), and Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945).

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