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Merneptah
1300 BC - 1203 BC
Merneptah
Merneptah () or Merenptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC – 2 May 1203 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled Egypt for almost ten years, from late July or early August 1213 BC until his death on 2 May 1203 BC, according to contemporary historical records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merneptah has received more than 1,010,185 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Merneptah is the 449th most popular politician (up from 456th in 2019).
Merneptah is most famous for a victory stele that he erected in the temple of Amun in Thebes. The inscription on the stele reads "Israel is laid waste, its seed is no more."
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1.0M
Page Views (PV)
73.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
11.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Merneptah ranks 449 out of 15,577. Before him are Miklós Horthy, Pertinax, Guy of Lusignan, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Hongwu Emperor, and Otho. After him are Babur, Alfred Rosenberg, Ögedei Khan, Mary of Burgundy, Osman III, and Radovan Karadžić.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Miklós Horthy
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 443
Pertinax
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 444
Guy of Lusignan
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 445
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 446
Hongwu Emperor
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 447
Otho
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 448
Merneptah
1300 BC - 1203 BC
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 449
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 450
Alfred Rosenberg
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 451
Ögedei Khan
1185 - 1241
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 452
Mary of Burgundy
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 453
Osman III
1699 - 1757
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 454
Radovan Karadžić
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1300 BC, Merneptah ranks 2. Before him is Ramesses I. After him are Seti II, Muwatalli II, Setnakhte, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Bintanath, Suppiluliuma II, Tudḫaliya IV, Wu Ding, Amun-her-khepeshef, and Henutmire. Among people deceased in 1203 BC, Merneptah ranks 1.
Others Born in 1300 BC
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Ramesses I
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 1
Merneptah
1300 BC - 1203 BC
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 2
Seti II
1300 BC - 1194 BC
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
Muwatalli II
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 4
Setnakhte
1300 BC - 1188 BC
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 5
Tukulti-Ninurta I
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 6
Bintanath
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 7
Suppiluliuma II
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 8
Tudḫaliya IV
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 9
Wu Ding
1300 BC - 1192 BC
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
Amun-her-khepeshef
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 11
Henutmire
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 12
