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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 (reigned c. 2358 – 2334 BCE middle chronology) 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 185,518 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Lugal-zage-si is the 2,171st most popular politician (up from 2,445th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Iraqi Politician.

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

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lugal-zage-si ranks 2,171 out of 15,577. Before him are Haakon the Good, Antanas Smetona, Tianqi Emperor, Mara Branković, Risto Ryti, and Fuad Masum. After him are Moshe Katsav, Ajax the Lesser, Sigismund of Burgundy, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and Francisco Solano López.

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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 60 out of 338. Before him are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), Tariq Aziz (1936), and Fuad Masum (1938). After him are Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Amin (787), Hillel the Elder (-110), and Berossus (-400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Lugal-zage-si ranks 33. Before him are Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Tariq Aziz (1936), and Fuad Masum (1938). After him are Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Amin (787), Urukagina (-2500), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860).

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