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Gungunum

2000 BC - 2000 BC

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Gungunum (Akkadian: 𒀭𒄖𒌦𒄖𒉡𒌝, Dgu-un-gu-nu-um) was a king of the city state of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, ruling from 1932 to 1906 BC (MC). According to the traditional king list for Larsa, he was the fifth king to rule the city, and in his own inscriptions he identifies himself as a son of Samium and brother to his immediate predecessor Zabaya. His name is Amorite, and originates in the word gungun, meaning "protection", "defence" or "shelter". During the time Gungunum occupied the throne, Larsa went from being a city of lesser importance to become a powerful challenger to Isin, the dominant power in southern Mesopotamia since the fall of the Ur III empire in 2002 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gungunum has received more than 38,398 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gungunum is the 10,702nd most popular politician (down from 10,146th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 238th in 2019) and the 158th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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  • 38k

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  • 52.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gungunum ranks 10,702 out of 19,576. Before him are Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, Kyuichi Tokuda, Marco Cornaro, Douglas Hyde, Nataša Kandić, and Nitish Kumar. After him are Valdis Dombrovskis, Ahmed Aboutaleb, Bagyidaw, Theodora of Khazaria, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000 BC, Gungunum ranks 10. Before him are Vishvamitra, Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, and Erishum I. After him are Iddin-Dagan, Abisare, Ishme-Dagan, Ur-Ninurta, Neferu III, and Senusret IV. Among people deceased in 2000 BC, Gungunum ranks 11. Before him are Bharadwaja, Gautama Maharishi, Ilu-shuma, Mang of Xia, Xie of Xia, and Bu Jiang. After him are Jiong of Xia, Neferu III, Senusret IV, and Adasi.

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  • Photo of Vishvamitra

    Vishvamitra

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 61.47

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Vasishtha

    Vasishtha

    PHILOSOPHER

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 60.61

    Rank: 5

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    Bharadwaja

    PHILOSOPHER

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 57.13

    Rank: 6

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    Gautama Maharishi

    PHILOSOPHER

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 54.32

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Ilu-shuma

    Ilu-shuma

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 54.19

    Rank: 8

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    Erishum I

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 1900 BC

    HPI: 53.41

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Gungunum

    Gungunum

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 52.88

    Rank: 10

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    Iddin-Dagan

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 1954 BC

    HPI: 52.20

    Rank: 11

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    Abisare

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 1900 BC

    HPI: 51.77

    Rank: 12

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    Ishme-Dagan

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 1935 BC

    HPI: 51.44

    Rank: 13

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    Ur-Ninurta

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 1900 BC

    HPI: 51.34

    Rank: 14

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    Neferu III

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 51.23

    Rank: 15

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    Senusret IV

    POLITICIAN

    2000 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 47.68

    Rank: 16

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Others Deceased in 2000 BC

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Gungunum ranks 255 out of 384. Before him are Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), Ur-Zababa (-2350), Karim Findi (1946), Naziha al-Dulaimi (1923), Isidore of Charax (-50), and Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq (800). After him are Awad Hamed al-Bandar (1945), Enlil-nirari (-1400), Ashur-resh-ishi I (-1200), Kadim Al Sahir (1957), Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913), and Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Gungunum ranks 158. Before him are Eriba-Adad I (-1400), Ashur-dan I (-1300), Arik-den-ili (-1400), Erishum I (-2000), Shu-Sin (null), and Ur-Zababa (-2350). After him are Awad Hamed al-Bandar (1945), Enlil-nirari (-1400), Ashur-resh-ishi I (-1200), Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913), Ashur-resh-ishi II (-1100), and Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun (864).

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