Simon Thassi
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Second son of Mattathias; succeeded Jonathan. Won independence from Seleucid taxation; recognized by the people as 'great high priest, commander, and leader' in perpetuity (1 Maccabees 14). Murdered by his son-in-law Ptolemy in 134 BC.
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