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Kandalanu

650 BC - 627 BC

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Kandalanu (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Kandalānu) was a vassal king of Babylon under the Neo-Assyrian kings Ashurbanipal and Ashur-etil-ilani, ruling from his appointment by Ashurbanipal in 647 BC to his own death in 627 BC. After the failed rebellion by the preceding king of Babylon, Shamash-shum-ukin, against Ashurbanipal, Kandalanu was proclaimed as the new vassal king of Babylon. His background is uncertain; it is possible that he was one of Ashurbanipal's younger brothers, a Babylonian noble who had sided with him in Shamash-shum-ukin's revolt, or a simple-minded or deformed man appointed as king to ensure he did not gain the support of the Babylonians for further actions against Assyrian rule. A mysterious figure, Kandalanu's reign is poorly attested, with historical evidence from his time as ruler being limited to date formulae and chronological texts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kandalanu has received more than 47,434 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kandalanu is the 5,925th most popular politician (down from 5,882nd in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kandalanus by language

Over the past year Kandalanu has had the most page views in the with 5,947 views, followed by Spanish (3,202), and Russian (2,747). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (38.02%), Bosnian (31.84%), and Egyptian Arabic (27.43%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kandalanu ranks 5,925 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduchess Barbara of Austria, 'Abd al-Ilah, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Cyrus Vance, Boris Pugo, and Sayf al-Din Ghazi I. After him are Emperor Daigo, Lennart Bernadotte, Jim Garrison, Tai Geng, Wolfgang Schüssel, and Imad Mughniyah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Kandalanu ranks 9. Before him are Pittacus of Mytilene, Apries, Shamash-shum-ukin, Duke Mu of Qin, Semonides of Amorgos, and Ariaramnes. After him are Argaeus I of Macedon, Nitocris I, Madius, Rusa III, Anaxidamus, and Anaxandridas I. Among people deceased in 627 BC, Kandalanu ranks 5. Before him are Ashurbanipal, Sin-shumu-lishir, Ashur-etil-ilani, and Cypselus.

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