1116 - 1174
Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (نور الدين محمود زنگي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), was a member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province (Shām) of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nur ad-Din has received more than 7,287 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Nur ad-Din is the 835th most popular politician (down from 801st in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iraqi Politician.
Nur ad-din is most famous for leading the Muslim resistance to the Crusaders in the Levant.
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Among politicians, Nur ad-Din ranks 835 out of 15,577. Before him are Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, Olaf II of Norway, Wilhelm Pieck, and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Cao Pi, Cleopatra I Syra, Lech Kaczyński, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Louis I of Spain, and William Howard Taft.
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 829
1655 - 1697
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 830
1748 - 1818
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 831
993 - 1030
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 832
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 833
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 834
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 835
187 - 226
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 836
204 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 837
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 838
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 839
1707 - 1724
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 840
1857 - 1930
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 841
Among people born in 1116, Nur ad-Din ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Berengaria of Barcelona, Philip of France, and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair. Among people deceased in 1174, Nur ad-Din ranks 1. After him are Amalric of Jerusalem, Andrey Bogolyubsky, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Everard des Barres, Wace, and Judith of Thuringia.
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 1
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2
1116 - 1156
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 3
1116 - 1149
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4
1116 - 1131
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5
1116 - 1198
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 6
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 1
1136 - 1174
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 2
1111 - 1174
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 3
1110 - 1174
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4
1113 - 1174
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 5
1100 - 1174
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6
1135 - 1174
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 7
Among people born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 26 out of 338. Before him are Al-Masudi (896), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Belshazzar (-600), Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786). After him are Idris (-3500), Fuzûlî (1494), Gudea (-2200), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Nabopolassar (-658), and Jalal Talabani (1933).
896 - 956
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 20
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 21
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 22
1100 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 23
570 - 628
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 24
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 25
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 26
3500 BC - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 27
1494 - 1556
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 28
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 29
869 - 941
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 30
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 31
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 32
Among politicians born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 13. Before him are Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786). After him are Gudea (-2200), Nabopolassar (-658), Jalal Talabani (1933), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), and Antiochus I Soter (-324).
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 7
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 8
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 9
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
570 - 628
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 11
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 12
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 13
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 14
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 15
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 16
2200 BC - 2094 BC
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 17
1209 - 1259
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 18
324 BC - 261 BC
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 19