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Kurigalzu I

1500 BC - 1400 BC

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Kurigalzu I (died c. 1375 BC), usually inscribed ku-ri-gal-zu but also sometimes with the m or d determinative, the 17th king of the Kassite or 3rd dynasty that ruled over Babylon, was responsible for one of the most extensive and widespread building programs for which evidence has survived in Babylonia. The autobiography of Kurigalzu is one of the inscriptions which record that he was the son of Kadašman-Ḫarbe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurigalzu I has received more than 71,833 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kurigalzu I is the 9,220th most popular politician (up from 10,399th in 2019).

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  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kurigalzu I ranks 9,220 out of 19,576Before him are Svetozar Vukmanović, Nebiryraw I, Nicéphore Soglo, Chungjeong of Goryeo, Emilio Portes Gil, and Holger Nielsen. After him are James I of Cyprus, Danilo Medina, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, Matti Vanhanen, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, and Rafael Carrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500 BC, Kurigalzu I ranks 17Before him are Karaindash, Thutmose, Nan Geng, Tudḫaliya I, Tiaa, and Hantili II. After him are Huzziya II, Rekhmire, Tahurwaili, Enlil-Nasir II, Idrimi, and Ashur-nadin-ahhe II. Among people deceased in 1400 BC, Kurigalzu I ranks 22Before him are Setepenre, Tey, Mutnedjmet, Tudḫaliya I, Shattiwaza, and Burna-Buriash II. After him are Beketaten, Ḫattušili II, Artatama II, Kurigalzu II, Kadashman-Enlil I, and Thutmose.

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