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Pekah

790 BC - 732 BC

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Pekah (, Hebrew: פֶּקַח Peqaḥ; Akkadian: 𒉺𒅗𒄩 Paqaḫa [pa-qa-ḫa]; Latin: Phacee) was the eighteenth and penultimate king of Israel. He was a captain in the army of king Pekahiah of Israel, whom he killed to become king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pekah has received more than 175,320 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pekah is the 2,808th most popular politician (up from 2,949th in 2019).

Pekah is most famous for being the king of Israel when it was conquered by the Assyrians.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pekah ranks 2,808 out of 19,576. Before him are Barbara of Portugal, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Karolos Papoulias, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Herodes Atticus, and Shigeru Yoshida. After him are Ptolemy X Alexander I, Diaochan, Günter Schabowski, Ayaz Mutallibov, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, and Demetrius II Nicator.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 790 BC, Pekah ranks 2. Before him is Gyges of Lydia. After him are Shalmaneser V, Sarduri II, Tyrimmas of Macedon, and Archelaus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 732 BC, Pekah ranks 1. After him is Rezin.

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    Pekah

    POLITICIAN

    790 BC - 732 BC

    HPI: 68.66

    Rank: 1

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    Rezin

    POLITICIAN

    HPI: 57.61

    Rank: 2

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