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Osorkon II

1000 BC - 850 BC

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Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was the fifth king of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of King Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt from approximately 872 BC to 837 BC from Tanis, the capital of that dynasty. After succeeding his father, Osorkon II was faced with the competing rule of his cousin, King Harsiese A, who controlled both Thebes and the Western Oasis of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Osorkon II has received more than 180,670 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Osorkon II is the 5,051st most popular politician (down from 4,235th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 200th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Osorkon II is most famous for his construction of the temple of Amun at Karnak.

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  • 58.50

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

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  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Osorkon II ranks 5,051 out of 15,577Before him are Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Yigal Allon, John Parricida, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Yevgeny Mravinsky, and Nicolae Iorga. After him are Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Bahram IV, Bikheris, Zhong Kang, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, and Traidenis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Osorkon II ranks 22Before him are Adad-nirari II, Michal, Bharata Muni, Abiathar, Osorkon I, and Shoshenq II. After him are Tukulti-Ninurta II, Takelot I, Jair, Ashur-dan II, Tiglath-Pileser II, and King Gong of Zhou. Among people deceased in 850 BC, Osorkon II ranks 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Osorkon II ranks 230 out of 582Before him are Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Valentinus (100), Tjuyu (-1401), Ka (null), and Shoshenq II (-1000). After him are Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Samir Amin (1931), Ashraf Marwan (1944), Saad Zaghloul (1858), Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), and As-Salih Ayyub (1205).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Osorkon II ranks 108Before him are Takelot II (-900), Osorkon I (-1000), Yuya (-1500), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Ka (null), and Shoshenq II (-1000). After him are Samir Amin (1931), Saad Zaghloul (1858), As-Salih Ayyub (1205), Aybak (1197), Khendjer (-1800), and Solamish (1272).