POLITICIAN

Shalmaneser I

1400 BC - 1300 BC

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Shalmaneser I (𒁹𒀭𒁲𒈠𒉡𒊕 mdsál-ma-nu-SAG Salmanu-ašared; 1273–1244 BC or 1265–1235 BC) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. Son of Adad-nirari I, he succeeded his father as king in 1265 BC. According to his annals, discovered at Assur, in his first year he conquered eight countries in the northwest and destroyed the fortress of Arinnu, the dust of which he brought to Assur. In his second year he defeated Shattuara, king of Hanilgalbat (Mitanni), and his Hittite and Ahlamu allies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shalmaneser I has received more than 116,882 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Shalmaneser I is the 2,484th most popular politician (down from 2,201st in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 60th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Shalmaneser I is most famous for conquering Israel and carrying away the people of Israel to Assyria.

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Over the past year Shalmaneser I has had the most page views in the with 18,327 views, followed by Arabic (5,106), and Russian (4,283). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tagalog (86.62%), Esperanto (43.93%), and Catalan (37.28%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shalmaneser I ranks 2,484 out of 19,576Before him are Rusudan of Georgia, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Karl Carstens, Raúl Alfonsín, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, and Alexander Jannaeus. After him are Mohammed Badie, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Mary of Guise, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Emperor Kōshō, and Werner von Haeften.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400 BC, Shalmaneser I ranks 7Before him are Nefertiti, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Meritaten, Jethro, and Kiya. After him are Muršili II, Meritamen, Adad-nirari I, Fu Hao, Piyassili, and Ashur-uballit I. Among people deceased in 1300 BC, Shalmaneser I ranks 2Before him is Ḫattušili III. After him are Muršili II, Muwatalli II, Meritamen, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Bintanath, Fu Hao, Amun-her-khepeshef, Tudḫaliya IV, Henutmire, and Puduḫepa.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Shalmaneser I ranks 69 out of 384Before him are Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Abdul Latif Rashid (1944), Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1130), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Abu Yusuf (731), and Sajida Talfah (1937). After him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Hillel the Elder (-110), Berossus (-400), Urukagina (-2500), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), and Al-Baladhuri (806).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shalmaneser I ranks 38Before him are Al-Amin (787), Šuppiluliuma I (-1344), Nabopolassar (-658), Abdul Latif Rashid (1944), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), and Sajida Talfah (1937). After him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Urukagina (-2500), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Al-Muqtadir (895), and Sargon I (-1900).