150 BC - 145 BC
Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Βάλας, romanized: Alexandros Balas), was the ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 150 BC to August 145 BC. Picked from obscurity and supported by the neighboring Roman-allied Kingdom of Pergamon, Alexander landed in Phoenicia in 152 BC and started a civil war against Seleucid King Demetrius I Soter. Backed by mercenaries and factions of the Seleucid Empire unhappy with the existing government, he defeated Demetrius and took the crown in 150 BC. He married the princess Cleopatra Thea to seal an alliance with the neighboring Ptolemaic kingdom. His reign saw the steady retreat of the Seleucid Empire's eastern border, with important eastern satrapies such as Media being lost to the nascent Parthian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Balas has received more than 172,994 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Alexander Balas is the 3,094th most popular politician (up from 3,139th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 347th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular Turkish Politician.
Alexander Balas is most famous for being the last king of the Seleucid Empire.
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Among politicians, Alexander Balas ranks 3,094 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Hui of Jin, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Emperor Taizu of Jin, and Jacobo Árbenz. After him are Junichiro Koizumi, Hayk, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Yazid III, Jules de Polignac, and Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.
259 - 307
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3,088
1897 - 1964
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,089
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,090
1823 - 1854
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,091
1068 - 1123
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,092
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,093
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,094
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3,095
410 - 490
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 3,096
1869 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3,097
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3,098
1780 - 1847
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,099
1724 - 1799
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 3,100
Among people born in 150 BC, Alexander Balas ranks 3. Before him are Gannicus and Emperor Qianshao of Han. After him are Wei Zifu, Diodotus Tryphon, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Aulus Gabinius, Zeno of Sidon, Huo Guang, Wei Qing, Tigranes I, and Antiochus XII Dionysus. Among people deceased in 145 BC, Alexander Balas ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy VI Philometor. After him is Crates of Mallus.
150 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 2
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 3
150 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 4
150 BC - 138 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 5
150 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
150 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 7
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 8
150 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 9
150 BC - 106 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 10
150 BC - 95 BC
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
150 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 12
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 2
200 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3
Among people born in Turkey, Alexander Balas ranks 344 out of 1,301. Before him are Dio Chrysostom (40), Aspar (400), Onesimus (1), Nectarios of Aegina (1846), Papias of Hierapolis (70), and Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758). After him are Tiberius III (700), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), and Euphemia (289).
40 - 120
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 338
400 - 471
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 339
1 - 90
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 340
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 341
70 - 100
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 342
758 - 828
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 343
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 344
700 - 705
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 345
827 BC - 764 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 346
243 BC - 223 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 347
1053 - 1118
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 348
1429 - 1492
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 349
289 - 304
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 350
Among politicians born in Turkey, Alexander Balas ranks 183. Before him are Gevherhan Sultan (1605), Şehzade Mehmed (1605), Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), David of Trebizond (1408), Bülent Ecevit (1925), and Aspar (400). After him are Tiberius III (700), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), and Gevherhan Sultan (1544).
1605 - 1660
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 177
1605 - 1621
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 178
1348 - 1385
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 179
1408 - 1463
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 180
1925 - 2006
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 181
400 - 471
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 182
150 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 183
700 - 705
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 184
827 BC - 764 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 185
243 BC - 223 BC
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 186
1053 - 1118
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 187
1429 - 1492
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 188
1544 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 189