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Pekah

790 BC - 732 BC

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Pekah (, Hebrew: פֶּקַח Peqaḥ; Akkadian: 𒉺𒅗𒄩 Paqaḫa [pa-qa-ḫa]; Latin: Phacee) was the eighteenth and penultimate king of Israel. He was a captain in the army of king Pekahiah of Israel, whom he killed to become king. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. Pekah became king in the fifty-second and last year of Uzziah, king of Judah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pekah is the 3,315th most popular politician (down from 2,807th in 2019). (down from 333rd in 2019)

Pekah is most famous for being the king of Israel when it was conquered by the Assyrians.

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Among politicians, Pekah ranks 3,315 out of 19,576Before him are Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, Huneric, Ashikaga Takauji, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, and Piast the Wheelwright. After him are Rajendra Chola I, Ted Kennedy, Marco Rubio, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, and Igor Smirnov.

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Among people born in 790 BC, Pekah ranks 1After him are Shalmaneser V, Gyges of Lydia, Sarduri II, Tyrimmas of Macedon, and Archelaus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 732 BC, Pekah ranks 1After him is Rezin.

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