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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 king of Assyria 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 423,708 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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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Over the past year Ashurnasirpal II has had the most page views in the with 64,288 views, followed by Persian (14,831), and Spanish (10,648). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tagalog (90.23%), Hungarian (75.22%), and Basque (69.35%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 1,786 out of 19,576Before 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 12Before 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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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ashurnasirpal II ranks 51 out of 384Before 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 27Before 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).