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Seleucus IV Philopator

217 BC - 175 BC

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Seleucus IV Philopator (Greek: Σέλευκος Φιλοπάτωρ, Séleukos philopátо̄r, meaning "Seleucus the father-loving"; c. 218 – 3 September 175 BC), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Judea), Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seleucus IV Philopator is the 2,950th most popular politician (down from 2,396th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 289th in 2019) and the 180th most popular Turkish Politician.

Seleucus IV Philopator is most famous for being the last of the Seleucid Dynasty to rule over Syria. He was the son of Antiochus III the Great and Laodice, and he ruled from 225 BC to 223 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seleucus IV Philopator ranks 2,950 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Seitz, Al-Adid, Jean Casimir-Perier, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Aristagoras, and Bahram I. After him are Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, Ma Chao, Athanaric, Ismail Haniyeh, William I of Sicily, and Samora Machel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 217 BC, Seleucus IV Philopator ranks 2. Before him is Aristarchus of Samothrace.  Among people deceased in 175 BC, Seleucus IV Philopator ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Seleucus IV Philopator ranks 334 out of 1,347. Before him are Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Andranik (1865), Eumenes II (-221), Libanius (314), and Aristagoras (-600). After him are Eutyches (380), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Philo of Byzantium (-280), Candaules (-800), Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), and Gülfem Hatun (1500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Seleucus IV Philopator ranks 180. Before him are Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Bülent Ecevit (1925), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Eumenes II (-221), and Aristagoras (-600). After him are Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Candaules (-800), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Aspar (400), David of Trebizond (1408), and Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36).

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