763 BC - 727 BC
Ahaz (Hebrew: אָחָז, ʼĀḥāz, "has held"; Greek: Ἄχαζ, Ἀχάζ Akhaz; Latin: Achaz) an abbreviation of Jehoahaz II (of Judah), "Yahweh has held" (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז, Modern: Yəhō’aḥaz, Tiberian: Yŏhō’āḥāz; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 Ya'úḫazi [ia-ú-ḫa-zi]) was the twelfth king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). In Edwin R. Thiele's opinion, Ahaz was co-regent with Jotham from 736/735 BC, and his sole reign began in 732/731 and ended in 716/715 BC. However, William F. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahaz has received more than 593,202 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ahaz is the 1,221st most popular politician (up from 1,334th in 2019).
The most famous event in the reign of Ahaz was the invasion of Judah by Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
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Among politicians, Ahaz ranks 1,221 out of 15,577. Before him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Carloman I, Frederick I of Sweden, Gaspard II de Coligny, Petro Poroshenko, and Bessus. After him are Christian III of Denmark, Tarja Halonen, Magnus Maximus, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, John III Doukas Vatatzes, and Fritz Sauckel.
582 - 639
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,215
751 - 771
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,216
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,217
1519 - 1572
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,218
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 1,219
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1,220
763 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 1,221
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,222
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,223
335 - 388
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1,224
1409 - 1442
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1,225
1192 - 1254
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 1,226
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1,227
Among people born in 763 BC, Ahaz ranks 1. Among people deceased in 727 BC, Ahaz ranks 1. After him is Tiglath-Pileser III.