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Ish-bosheth

1100 BC - 1000 BC

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Ish-bosheth (Hebrew: אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת‎, romanized: ʼĪš-bōšeṯ, "man of shame"), also called Eshbaal (אֶשְׁבַּעַל‎, ’Ešba‘al; alternatively spelled Ishbaal, "man of Baal") was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second monarch of the Kingdom of Israel. After the death of his father, Saul, Ish-bosheth ascended to the throne and reigned for two years.During his reign, Ish-bosheth engaged in a protracted conflict with David, who had been anointed as Saul's successor by the Tribe of Judah. This rivalry between the two leaders shaped the political landscape of the kingdom at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ish-bosheth has received more than 678,888 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Ish-bosheth is the 1,784th most popular politician (down from 1,771st in 2019).

Ish-bosheth is most famous for being the son of Saul and grandson of Kish. He was killed by his own general, Abner, in a battle between the two of them.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ish-bosheths by language

Over the past year Ish-bosheth has had the most page views in the with 133,146 views, followed by Portuguese (26,790), and Spanish (14,680). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (196.55%), Egyptian Arabic (157.14%), and Malagasy (67.75%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ish-bosheth ranks 1,784 out of 19,576Before him are Rupert, King of Germany, John Sigismund Zápolya, Hippias, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, and Laurent-Désiré Kabila. After him are Amon of Judah, Ashurnasirpal II, Boris I of Bulgaria, Abulfaz Elchibey, Danjong of Joseon, and Kęstutis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100 BC, Ish-bosheth ranks 3Before him are Samuel, and Luqman. After him are Psusennes I, Duke of Zhou, Psusennes II, King Cheng of Zhou, Amenemnisu, Osorkon the Elder, Ashurnasirpal I, Pinedjem II, and Menkheperre. Among people deceased in 1000 BC, Ish-bosheth ranks 4Before him are Queen of Sheba, Nathan, and Abigail. After him are Bharata Muni, and Maitreyi.

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