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Ben-Hadad I

1000 BC - 900 BC

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Ben-Hadad I (Hebrew: בֶּן־הֲדַד, romanized: Ben-Hăḏaḏ), son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion, was king of Aram-Damascus between 885 BCE and 865 BCE. Ben-Hadad I was reportedly a contemporary of kings Baasha of the Kingdom of Israel and Asa of the Kingdom of Judah. According to the biblical book of Kings, Asa called on Ben-Hadad I to aid him in attacking northern Israel while Baasha restricted access to Jerusalem through border fortifications. Ben-Hadad took the towns of "Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali" (1 Kings 15:20). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben-Hadad I has received more than 135,576 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ben-Hadad I is the 9,009th most popular politician (up from 9,890th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Syria (up from 108th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Syrian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ben-Hadad I ranks 9,009 out of 19,576. Before him are Demetrios I Kantakouzenos, Bo Yibo, Constantine Doukas, Deidamia I of Epirus, Jean Castex, and Yahya Khan. After him are Levi P. Morton, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Zail Singh, C. R. Swart, Mwai Kibaki, and Mangas Coloradas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Ben-Hadad I ranks 31. Before him are Takelot I, Ashur-dan II, Nathan, Jair, King Yi of Zhou, and King Gong of Zhou. After him are Maitreyi, and Harsiese A. Among people deceased in 900 BC, Ben-Hadad I ranks 9. Before him are Omri, Abiathar, Hazael, Tukulti-Ninurta II, King Gong of Zhou, and Agis I. After him are Hadadezer, Mattan I, Marduk-zakir-shumi I, and Baba-aha-iddina.

Others Born in 1000 BC

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  • Photo of Takelot I

    Takelot I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 874 BC

    HPI: 57.94

    Rank: 25

  • Photo of Ashur-dan II

    Ashur-dan II

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 56.78

    Rank: 26

  • Photo of Nathan

    Nathan

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 56.66

    Rank: 27

  • Photo of Jair

    Jair

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - Present

    HPI: 56.19

    Rank: 28

  • Photo of King Yi of Zhou

    King Yi of Zhou

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 892 BC

    HPI: 56.05

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of King Gong of Zhou

    King Gong of Zhou

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 55.75

    Rank: 30

  • Photo of Ben-Hadad I

    Ben-Hadad I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 54.74

    Rank: 31

  • Photo of Maitreyi

    Maitreyi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1000 BC - 1000 BC

    HPI: 51.65

    Rank: 32

  • Photo of Harsiese A

    Harsiese A

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 860 BC

    HPI: 50.93

    Rank: 33

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Others Deceased in 900 BC

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ben-Hadad I ranks 104 out of 210. Before him are Ahmad al-Khatib (1933), Gaius Julius Priscus (250), Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899), Soraya Tarzi (1899), Gregory III Laham (1933), and Hashim al-Atassi (1875). After him are Ibn Abi Usaibia (1204), Hayır Bey (1464), Seleucus VII Philometor (-100), Sabah Fakhri (1933), Hilarion Capucci (1922), and Walid Muallem (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Ben-Hadad I ranks 54. Before him are Tiridates II of Parthia (-100), Husni al-Za'im (1897), Ahmad al-Khatib (1933), Gaius Julius Priscus (250), Soraya Tarzi (1899), and Hashim al-Atassi (1875). After him are Hayır Bey (1464), Seleucus VII Philometor (-100), Walid Muallem (1941), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Dawoud Rajiha (1947), and Mithridates I Callinicus (-200).

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