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Sargon I

1900 BC - 1900 BC

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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 146,359 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Sargon I is the 3,049th most popular politician (down from 2,646th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 66th in 2019) and the 43rd 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sargon I ranks 3,049 out of 15,577Before him are Abdul Hamid, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Nexhmije Hoxha, Ahmed Sékou Touré, and Emperor Kaika. After him are Ladislaus II of Hungary, Julius Nyerere, Aspar, Arkan, Heshen, and René II, Duke of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 4Before him are Isaac, Laban, and Senusret II. After him are Sobekneferu, Sin-Muballit, Apil-Sin, Sabium, Ikunum, Naram-Sin of Assyria, Yahdun-Lim, and Nur-Adad. Among people deceased in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 1After him are Erishum I, Kong Jia, Gao of Xia, Fa of Xia, Jin of Xia, Ikunum, Naram-Sin of Assyria, Ur-Ninurta, Yahdun-Lim, Khenemetneferhedjet I, and Abisare.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sargon I ranks 77 out of 338Before him are Ziryab (789), Hormizd IV (540), Al-Baladhuri (806), Shulgi (-2200), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), and Abdul Rahman Arif (1916). After him are Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Al-Muqtadir (895), Al-Nasir (1158), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Abu Yusuf (731), and Adad-nirari II (-1000).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Sargon I ranks 43Before him are Al-Amin (787), Urukagina (-2500), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Hormizd IV (540), Shulgi (-2200), and Abdul Rahman Arif (1916). After him are Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Al-Muqtadir (895), Al-Nasir (1158), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Adad-nirari II (-1000), and Sumu-abum (-2000).