Kings of Israel

[Alon]

No real history, just a list of kings of a Jewish Israel starting in the late 7c, in a TL with no Islam and rapid Byzantine and Persian decline on OTL's schedule. Names are Anglicized where there's a well-known English equivalent. List may be filled in later with specifics.

Isaac I 658-707, r. 688-707
Elijah I 681-728, r. 707-728
Samuel I 686-740, r. 728-740
Benjamin I 711-750, r. 740-750
Matthew I 735-755, r. 750-755
Caleb I 744-761, r. 755-761
Judah I 738-810, r. 761-810
Elijah II 765-819, r. 810-819
Samuel II 769-830, r. 819-830
Joshua I 794-855, r. 830-855
Gabriel I 821-900, r. 855-896
John I 855-909, r. 896-909
Michael I 878-914, r. 909-914
Judah II 884-920, r. 914-920
Isaac II 908-925, r. 920-925
Simon I 914-926, r. 925-926
Matthew II 888-933, r. 926-933
Judah III 912-940, r. 933-940
Samuel III 889-953, r. 940-953
Hillel I 900-962, r. 953-962
Simon II 922-964, r. 962-964
John II 928-977, r. 964-977
Elazar I 953-996, r. 977-997
Michael II 980-1034, r. 997-1034
Matthew III 1018-1036, r. 1034-1036
Caleb II 985-1038, r. 1036-1038
Isaac III 988-1045, r. 1038-1045
Benjamin II 981-1051, r. 1045-1051
Samuel IV 1020-1077, r. 1051-1077
Elijah III 1052-1114, r. 1077-1114
Benjamin III 1079-1126, r. 1114-1126
Joshua II 1086-1140, r. 1126-1140
John III 1105-1180, r. 1140-1180
Caleb III 1159-1198, r. 1180-1198
Jonathan I 1164-1221, r. 1198-1221
Michael III 1188-1250, r. 1221-1250
Benjamin IV 1209-1256, r. 1250-1256
Elazar II 1216-1257, r. 1256-1257
Samuel V 1241-1272, r. 1257-1272
Joshua III 1266-1275, r. 1272-1275
Hillel II 1270-1275, r. 1275
Reuben I 1244-1301, r. 1275-1301
Joseph I 1271-1348, r. 1301-1348
Benjamin V 1299-1352, r. 1348-1352
Isaac IV 1350-1366, r. 1352-1366
Judah IV 1354-1390, r. 1366-1390
Hillel III 1367-1446, r. 1390-1446
Gabriel II 1425-1472, r. 1446-1472
Samuel VI 1430-1499, r. 1472-1499
Caleb IV 1455-1511, r. 1499-1511
Hillel IV 1508-1514, r. 1511-1514
Simon III 1512-1530, r. 1514-1530
John IV 1515-1574, r. 1530-1574
Abraham I 1536-1590, r. 1574-1590
Samuel VII 1561-1627, r. 1590-1627
Joseph II 1572-1628, r. 1627-1628
Gabriel III 1595-1676, r. 1628-1676
Isaac V 1616-1684, r. 1676-1684
Abraham II 1642-1693, r. 1684-1693
Joseph III 1667-1705, r. 1693-1705
Samuel VIII 1672-1750, r. 1705-1742
Reuben II 1700-1763, r. 1742-1763
Benjamin VI 1758-1796, r. 1763-1796
Isaac VI 1763-1832, r. 1796-1832
Elijah IV 1790-1849, r. 1832-1849
Abraham III 1791-1855, r. 1849-1855
John V 1795-1882, r. 1855-1882
Samuel IX 1856-1923, r. 1882-1923
Abraham IV 1882-1935, r. 1923-1935
Isaac VII 1903-1956, r. 1935-1956
Samuel X 1908-1981, r. 1956-1981
Elazar III 1933-2013, r. 1981-2013
Benjamin VII 1959-, r. 2013-

 

[MorningDew]

By the time this kingdom would "take power", the Levant was vastly majority christian.

If this is not asb (I'm assuming that this is not meant to be plausible, just for fun), than what sort of ethnic cleansing was used to do this!

 

[Lalli]

By the time this kingdom would "take power", the Levant was vastly majority christian.

If this is not asb (I'm assuming that this is not meant to be plausible, just for fun), than what sort of ethnic cleansing was used to do this!

And was there even much Jews on this time? How this kingdom would born and what borders it would has? And I doubt that any kingdom in Middle East could last over 1300 years if it not be very powerful nation. And even then it would be difficult. Yeah, this seems pretty ASB.

 

[Alon]

And was there even much Jews on this time? How this kingdom would born and what borders it would has? And I doubt that any kingdom in Middle East could last over 1300 years if it not be very powerful nation. And even then it would be difficult. Yeah, this seems pretty ASB.

My understanding is that the Levant still had a substantial Jewish population in the early Byzantine era?

My presumption in the list is that it's not a consistent kingdom, but a place subject to periodic coups and foreign colonization. From the 11c onward, these are usually purely titular kings, much like Morocco kept its royal lineage even under French colonization.

 

[Arkenfolm]

My understanding is that the Levant still had a substantial Jewish population in the early Byzantine era?

My presumption in the list is that it's not a consistent kingdom, but a place subject to periodic coups and foreign colonization. From the 11c onward, these are usually purely titular kings, much like Morocco kept its royal lineage even under French colonization.

Still rather ASB, because the region would be fought over endlessly between a Syrian state (some flavour of Christian) and an Egyptian state (Coptic Christian), since the geography of the region is set up for that to happen. Neither state would ever allow the Jews to hold Jerusalem. And no way the Jews could gain the power militarily to hold the region for more than a few years, since every single nearby country would be hostile in some form (besides maybe Persia, who you say is weakened) and plus Christians were in a slight majority in the Holy Land in that era.

Although I guess they could just massacre/expel every single Christian they come across to reduce the population. Maybe they'll survive long enough to reap the "benefits" from that. It isn't like they'll ever be friends with their neighbours anyway.