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Stateira II

346 BC - 323 BC

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Stateira (Greek: Στάτειρα; died 323 BC), possibly also known as Barsine, was the daughter of Stateira and Darius III of Persia. After her father's defeat at the Battle of Issus, Stateira and her sisters became captives of Alexander of Macedon. They were treated well, and she became Alexander's second wife at the Susa weddings in 324 BC. At the same ceremony Alexander also married her cousin, Parysatis, daughter of Darius' predecessor. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, Stateira was killed by Alexander's other wife, Roxana. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stateira II is the 622nd most popular politician (up from 1,679th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 222nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Turkish Politician.

Stateira II was the wife of Alexander the Great and the daughter of Darius III. After the death of Alexander, she married her uncle, Arrhidaeus, who was the son of Philip II of Macedon. She became the Queen of Persia and the mother of Alexander IV.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stateira II ranks 622 out of 19,576Before her are Yaroslav the Wise, Menkaure, John, King of Denmark, Idi Amin, John Nance Garner, and Alexios I Komnenos. After her are Robert Clive, Moshe Dayan, Taejo of Joseon, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Louis the German, and Merneptah.

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Among people born in 346 BC, Stateira II ranks 1 Among people deceased in 323 BC, Stateira II ranks 2Before her is Alexander the Great. After her are Parysatis II, Drypetis, Sisygambis, Harpalus, Cynane, Meleager, and Leosthenes.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Stateira II ranks 82 out of 1,347Before her are Priam (null), Selim III (1761), Mahmud I (1696), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), Abdullah Öcalan (1949), and Alexios I Komnenos (1048). After her are Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), and Theodosius II (401).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Stateira II ranks 47Before her are Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Priam (null), Selim III (1761), Mahmud I (1696), and Alexios I Komnenos (1048). After her are Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Theodosius II (401), and Abdulmejid II (1868).