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Ashurnasirpal II

1000 BC - 854 BC

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Ashur-nasir-pal II (transliteration: Aššur-nāṣir-apli, meaning "Ashur is guardian of the heir") was the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 883 to 859 BCE. Ashurnasirpal II succeeded his father, Tukulti-Ninurta II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashurnasirpal II has received more than 462,884 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Ashurnasirpal II is the 1,786th most popular politician (up from 1,999th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Iraq (up from 55th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Ashurnasirpal II was most famous for his military campaigns and the building of the city of Kalhu.

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    Page Views (PV)

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 1,786 out of 19,576. Before him are Hippias, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ish-bosheth, and Amon of Judah. After him are Boris I of Bulgaria, Abulfaz Elchibey, Danjong of Joseon, Kęstutis, Jehoram of Judah, and Antonia Minor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 12. Before him are Asa of Judah, Abijah of Judah, Devadatta, King Elah, Baasha of Israel, and Nadab of Israel. After him are Omri, Zimri, Adad-nirari II, Michal, Hiram I, and Osorkon I. Among people deceased in 854 BC, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 1. 

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  • Photo of Asa of Judah

    Asa of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 873 BC

    HPI: 69.77

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Abijah of Judah

    Abijah of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 911 BC

    HPI: 69.60

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Devadatta

    Devadatta

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 67.68

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of King Elah

    King Elah

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.54

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Baasha of Israel

    Baasha of Israel

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 67.14

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Nadab of Israel

    Nadab of Israel

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 66.84

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Ashurnasirpal II

    Ashurnasirpal II

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 854 BC

    HPI: 66.44

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Omri

    Omri

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 900 BC

    HPI: 64.53

    Rank: 13

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    Zimri

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 960 BC

    HPI: 64.16

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Adad-nirari II

    Adad-nirari II

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 891 BC

    HPI: 61.79

    Rank: 15

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    Michal

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - Present

    HPI: 61.55

    Rank: 16

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    Hiram I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 935 BC

    HPI: 60.97

    Rank: 17

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    Osorkon I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 889 BC

    HPI: 60.87

    Rank: 18

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Others Deceased in 854 BC

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 51 out of 384. Before him are Al-Jahiz (775), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Shalmaneser III (-900), Ziryab (789), Nahum (-600), and Mustafa Barzani (1903). After him are Al-Mutawakkil (822), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Ibn Hisham (701), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), and Ya'qubi (801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 27. Before him are Suleyman Shah (1178), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Shalmaneser III (-900), and Nahum (-600). After him are Al-Mutawakkil (822), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Fuad Masum (1938), Tariq Aziz (1936), Al-Amin (787), and Šuppiluliuma I (-1344).

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