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Sargon I

1900 BC - 1900 BC

Sargon I

Sargon I (also transcribed as Šarru-kīn I and Sharru-ken I) was the king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period from c. 1920 BC to 1881 BC. On the Assyrian King List, Sargon appears as the son and successor of Ikunum, and the father and predecessor of Puzur-Ashur II. The name “Sargon” means “the king is legitimate” in the Akkadian language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sargon I has received more than 155,628 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Sargon I is the 2,990th most popular politician (up from 3,040th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 76th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Sargon I was the founder of the Akkadian Empire. He is most famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states and the creation of the first empire in Mesopotamia.

Memorability Metrics

160k
Page Views (PV)
63.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
10.28
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sargon I ranks 2,990 out of 19,576. Before him are Bülent Ecevit, Kenneth MacAlpin, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Latife Uşşaki, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, and Vratislaus II of Bohemia. After him are Kaykhusraw I, Oleg Penkovsky, Ahhotep I, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, and Wittiza.

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Bülent Ecevit
1925 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 2,984
Kenneth MacAlpin
810 - 858
HPI: 63.05
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Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1629 - 1698
HPI: 63.05
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Latife Uşşaki
1898 - 1975
HPI: 63.05
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Prince George of Greece and Denmark
1869 - 1957
HPI: 63.04
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Vratislaus II of Bohemia
1035 - 1092
HPI: 63.04
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Sargon I
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,990
Kaykhusraw I
1150 - 1211
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,991
Oleg Penkovsky
1919 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,992
Ahhotep I
1560 BC - 1530 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2,993
Emperor Go-Yōzei
1571 - 1617
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2,994
Merenre Nemtyemsaf II
2300 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2,995
Wittiza
687 - 710
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,996

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 5. Before him are Isaac, Laban, Sobekneferu, and Senusret II. After him are Sabium, Sin-Muballit, Apil-Sin, Ikunum, Yahdun-Lim, Da Ding, and Nur-Adad. Among people deceased in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 1. After him are Kong Jia, Ikunum, Fa of Xia, Erishum I, Gao of Xia, Jin of Xia, Yahdun-Lim, Abisare, Nur-Adad, Ur-Ninurta, and Naram-Sin of Assyria.

Others Born in 1900 BC

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Isaac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1533 BC
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Laban
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 2
Sobekneferu
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1785 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 3
Senusret II
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1879 BC
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 4
Sargon I
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 5
Sabium
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1831 BC
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 6
Sin-Muballit
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1793 BC
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 7
Apil-Sin
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1813 BC
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 8
Ikunum
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 9
Yahdun-Lim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
Da Ding
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1741 BC
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 11
Nur-Adad
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1900 BC

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Sargon I
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1
Kong Jia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2
Ikunum
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 3
Fa of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 4
Erishum I
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5
Gao of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 6
Jin of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 7
Yahdun-Lim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 8
Abisare
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 9
Nur-Adad
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 10
Ur-Ninurta
POLITICIAN
2000 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 11
Naram-Sin of Assyria
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 12

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sargon I ranks 82 out of 384. Before him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648), Al-Muqtadir (895), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), and Muhammad al-Shaybani (750). After him are Al-Muntasir (837), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Hormizd IV (540), Adad-nirari I (-1400), and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941).

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Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 76
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 77
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
648 - 685
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 78
Al-Muqtadir
POLITICIAN
895 - 932
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 79
Nahor, son of Serug
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 BC - 1764 BC
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 80
Muhammad al-Shaybani
LAWYER
750 - 805
HPI: 63.09
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Sargon I
POLITICIAN
1900 BC - 1900 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 82
Al-Muntasir
POLITICIAN
837 - 862
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 83
Shamshi-Adad I
POLITICIAN
1860 BC - 1776 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 84
Ibn al-Jawzi
WRITER
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 85
Hormizd IV
POLITICIAN
540 - 590
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 86
Adad-nirari I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 87
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 88