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Lugal-zage-si

2360 BC - 2335 BC

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Lugal-Zage-Si (LUGAL.ZAG.GE.SI 𒈗𒍠𒄀𒋛; frequently spelled Lugalzaggesi, sometimes Lugalzagesi or "Lugal-Zaggisi") of Umma (died c. 2334 BC) was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire, and was considered as the only king of the third dynasty of Uruk, according to the Sumerian King List. Initially, as king of Umma, he led the final victory of Umma in the generation-long conflict with the city-state Lagash for the fertile plain of Gu-Edin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lugal-zage-si has received more than 208,887 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Lugal-zage-si is the 3,592nd most popular politician (down from 2,164th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 59th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Iraqi Politician.

Lugal-zage-si is most famous for being the first king of the Akkadian Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lugal-zage-si ranks 3,592 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Ghannouchi, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Konrad I of Masovia, Khalil Sultan, Eraric, and Margaret II, Countess of Flanders. After him are Wamba, Haitham bin Tariq, Emperor Ningzong, Adad-nirari II, Wang Yi, and Ferdinand II of Naples.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2360 BC, Lugal-zage-si ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 2335 BC, Lugal-zage-si ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Lugal-zage-si ranks 93 out of 384. Before him are Adad-nirari I (-1400), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), and Ibn Qutaybah (828). After him are Adad-nirari II (-1000), Al-Mu'tazz (847), Sumu-abum (-2000), Enmerkar (-2500), Shammuramat (-900), and Al-Nasir (1158).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Lugal-zage-si ranks 52. Before him are Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Hormizd IV (540), Adad-nirari I (-1400), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), and Nouri al-Maliki (1950). After him are Adad-nirari II (-1000), Sumu-abum (-2000), Enmerkar (-2500), Shammuramat (-900), Al-Nasir (1158), and Sin-Muballit (-1900).

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