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Puzur-Ashur I

2050 BC - 1970 BC

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Puzur-Ashur I (Akkadian: 𒁍𒀫𒀸𒋩, romanized: Pu-AMAR-Aš-ŠUR; died c. 2008 BC) was an Assyrian king in the 21st century BC. He is generally regarded as the founder of Assyria as an independent state, c. 2025 BC, although there are predecessors listed on the Assyrian King List dating to the early 22nd century BC. He is in the Assyrian King List and is referenced in the inscriptions of later kings (his son and successor Shalim-ahum and the later Ashur-rim-nisheshu and Shalmaneser III). These later kings mentioned him among the kings who had renewed the city walls of Assur begun by Kikkia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Puzur-Ashur I is the 15,432nd most popular politician (down from 14,635th in 2024), the 327th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 200th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Puzur-Ashur I ranks 15,432 out of 19,576Before him are Bülent Arınç, Oskari Tokoi, Tillman Thomas, Jacques Poos, Dmitry Rogozin, and Óscar Osorio. After him are Juan Idiarte Borda, Ariamnes, Pyotr Durnovo, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Paruyr Hayrikyan, and Thaddeus Stevens.

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Among people born in 2050 BC, Puzur-Ashur I ranks 4Before him are Intef III, Mentuhotep III, and Ibbi-Sin.  Among people deceased in 1970 BC, Puzur-Ashur I ranks 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Puzur-Ashur I ranks 327 out of 384Before him are Mullah Krekar (1956), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), Mesannepada (-2490), Paulos Faraj Rahho (1942), Avi Shlaim (1945), and Jaafar Al-Askari (1885). After him are Hoshyar Zebari (1953), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Ahmet Haşim (1887), Dar Salim (1977), and Sajida al-Rishawi (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Puzur-Ashur I ranks 200Before him are Shlomo Hillel (1923), Ashur-bel-nisheshu (-1500), Jalal Dabagh (1939), Ashur-rim-nisheshu (-1490), Mesannepada (-2490), and Jaafar Al-Askari (1885). After him are Hoshyar Zebari (1953), Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur (-1200), Eriba-Adad II (-1100), Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (1954), Sadeq Larijani (1961), and Nadhim Zahawi (1967).