POLITICIAN
Simon Thassi
200 BC - 135 BC
Simon Thassi
Simon Thassi (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן הַתַּסִּי Šīməʿōn haTassī; died 135 BC) was a Jewish leader of the Hasmonean dynasty, serving as high priest, military commander, and ruler of Judea. The second son of the Hasmonean patriarch Mattathias and one of the Maccabean brothers, he assumed leadership after his brother Jonathan Apphus was captured by the Seleucid general Diodotus Tryphon. Simon played a central role in consolidating Hasmonean rule: he strengthened Judea's fortifications, expelled the Seleucid garrison from Jerusalem, and expanded Jewish settlement, laying the foundation for the Hasmonean state. His rule marked the beginning of effective Jewish independence. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Simon Thassi is the 1,913th most popular politician (up from 5,411th in 2024). (up from 790th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Simon Thassi ranks 1,913 out of 19,576. Before him are Llywelyn the Great, Avitus, Jahanara Begum, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, and Ioannis Metaxas. After him are Roman Herzog, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Bonne of Luxembourg, Oruç Reis, Empress Myeongseong, and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 200 BC, Simon Thassi ranks 4. Before him are Patanjali, Kanada, and Judas Maccabeus. After him are Zhang Qian, Lentulus Batiatus, Mithridates V of Pontus, Mattathias, Jonathan Apphus, John Hyrcanus, Gaius Claudius Glaber, and Aristobulus I. Among people deceased in 135 BC, Simon Thassi ranks 1.
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Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 1
Kanada
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 2
Judas Maccabeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 3
Simon Thassi
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 135 BC
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 4
Zhang Qian
EXPLORER
200 BC - 114 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 5
Lentulus Batiatus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 6
Mithridates V of Pontus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 7
Mattathias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 8
Jonathan Apphus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 143 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 9
John Hyrcanus
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Gaius Claudius Glaber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 11
Aristobulus I
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 103 BC
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
