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Necho II

625 BC - 595 BC

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Necho II (sometimes Nekau, Neku, Nechoh, or Nikuu; Greek: Νεκώς Β'; Hebrew: נְכוֹ, Modern: Nəḵō, Tiberian: Neḵō) of Egypt was a king of the 26th Dynasty (610–595 BC), which ruled from Sais. Necho undertook a number of construction projects across his kingdom. In his reign, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, Necho II sent out an expedition of Phoenicians, which in three years sailed from the Red Sea around Africa to the Strait of Gibraltar and back to Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Necho II has received more than 511,296 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Necho II is the 1,240th most popular politician (up from 2,272nd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Greece (up from 171st in 2019) and the 38th most popular Greek Politician.

Necho II was a pharaoh of the 26th dynasty of Egypt, who ruled from 610 to 595 BC. He was the son of Psamtik II and Queen Tetisheri. Necho II is most famous for his campaign in the Levant, which resulted in the capture of Jerusalem and the annexation of several Syrian and Palestinian territories.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Necho II ranks 1,240 out of 15,577Before him are Martti Ahtisaari, Michael II, Trebonianus Gallus, Mahmud of Ghazni, Ferdinand VI of Spain, and Frederick IV of Denmark. After him are Ludwig I of Bavaria, Muawiya II, Sariputta, Hongxi Emperor, Amr ibn Hishām, and John II Casimir Vasa.

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Among people born in 625 BC, Necho II ranks 1 Among people deceased in 595 BC, Necho II ranks 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Necho II ranks 106 out of 936Before him are Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Phryne (-371), Scopas (-395), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192). After him are Agrippina the Elder (-14), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Saint Titus (13), Arion (-700), Lysias (-445), and Philomena (291).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Necho II ranks 38Before him are Oruç Reis (1473), Nestor (null), Creon (null), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192). After him are Agrippina the Elder (-14), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Polycrates (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), John V Palaiologos (1332), and Critias (-460).