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Antiochus I Soter

324 BC - 261 BC

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Antiochus I Soter (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίοχος Σωτήρ, Antíochos Sōtér; "Antiochus the Savior"; c. 324/3 – 2 June 261 BC) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire. Antiochus succeeded his father Seleucus I Nicator in 281 BC and reigned during a period of instability which he mostly overcame until his death on 2 June 261 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antiochus I Soter has received more than 458,835 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Antiochus I Soter is the 1,276th most popular politician (down from 1,171st in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 37th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Antiochus I Soter was the first Seleucid king. He was a son of Seleucus I Nicator, and ruled from 246 BC to 225 BC. Antiochus I Soter is most famous for his victory over the Egyptian army at the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antiochus I Soter ranks 1,276 out of 19,576. Before him are Emmanuel Macron, Emperor Wen of Sui, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Lucius Caesar, Valdemar I of Denmark, and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia. After him are Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Andronikos I Komnenos, John VI Kantakouzenos, Güyük Khan, Frederick IV of Denmark, and Maurice, Prince of Orange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 324 BC, Antiochus I Soter ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 261 BC, Antiochus I Soter ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Antiochus I Soter ranks 38 out of 384. Before him are Gudea (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), Al-Mu'tasim (796), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Enheduanna (-2300), and Eber (-2038). After him are Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Suleyman Shah (1178), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971), and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Antiochus I Soter ranks 18. Before him are Khosrow II (570), Al-Ma'mun (786), Jalal Talabani (1933), Gudea (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), and Al-Mu'tasim (796). After him are Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Suleyman Shah (1178), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), and Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200).

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