Alexander Balas

Seleucid king from 150 to 142 BC
Person human Q297657
Alexander Balas
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Alexander Balas

Summary

Alexander Balas is a human[1]. His place of birth was İzmir[2]. He was born on -0150-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on -0145-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in İzmir[2], Alexander Balas…
  • Alexander Balas was born on -0150-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexander Balas died on -0145-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Alexander Balas's father was Antiochus IV Epiphanes[7].
  • Alexander Balas was married to Cleopatra Thea[8].
  • A child of Alexander Balas was Antiochus VI Dionysus[9].
  • Alexander Balas held citizenship in Seleucid Empire[10].
  • Alexander Balas's professions included sovereign[5].
  • Alexander Balas held the position of Seleucid ruler[11].
  • Alexander Balas's image is recorded as AlexanderI.jpg[12].
  • Alexander Balas is recorded as male[13].
  • Alexander Balas's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alexander Balas's family is recorded as Seleucid dynasty[15].
  • Alexander Balas's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078629985[16].
  • Alexander Balas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54981036[17].
  • Alexander Balas's GND ID is recorded as 120527839[18].
  • Alexander Balas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94004851[19].
  • Alexander Balas's Commons category is recorded as Alexander I Balas[20].
  • Alexander Balas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r6v[21].
  • Alexander Balas's family name is recorded as Balas[22].
  • Alexander Balas's given name is recorded as Alexandros[23].
  • Alexander Balas's Rodovid ID is recorded as 463412[24].
  • Alexander Balas's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25].
  • Alexander Balas's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[26].
  • Alexander Balas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in İzmir[2], Alexander Balas… he was born on -0150-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Antiochus IV Epiphanes[7].

Career and Affiliations

Alexander Balas worked as a sovereign[5]. He held the position of Seleucid ruler[11].

Personal Life

Among Alexander Balas's spouses was Cleopatra Thea[8]. A child of him was Antiochus VI Dionysus[9].

Death and Burial

Alexander Balas died on -0145-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander Balas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Alexander Balas born?

Born in İzmir[2], Alexander Balas…

Who were Alexander Balas's parents?

Alexander Balas's father was Antiochus IV Epiphanes[7].

Who was Alexander Balas married to?

Alexander Balas's spouses include Cleopatra Thea[8].

What did Alexander Balas do for work?

Alexander Balas worked as sovereign[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Q24972601. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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