POLITICIAN
Shalmaneser III
900 BC - 824 BC
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III (Šulmānu-ašarēdu, "the god Shulmanu is pre-eminent") was king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from the death of his father Ashurnasirpal II in 859 BC to his own death in 824 BC. His long reign was a constant series of campaigns against the eastern tribes, the Babylonians, the nations of Mesopotamia, Syria, as well as Kizzuwadna and Urartu. His armies penetrated to Lake Van and the Taurus Mountains; the Neo-Hittites of Carchemish were compelled to pay tribute, and the kingdoms of Hamath and Aram Damascus were subdued. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shalmaneser III has received more than 329,881 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Shalmaneser III is the 1,570th most popular politician (up from 1,652nd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 40th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Iraqi Politician.
Shalmaneser III is most famous for the Assyrian invasion of Israel in 725 BCE.
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330k
Page Views (PV)
66.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
10.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shalmaneser III ranks 1,570 out of 15,577. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Babrak Karmal, Gyges of Lydia, Ayşe Sultan, and Vallabhbhai Patel. After him are Ismail Ibn Sharif, James II of Aragon, Victoria of Baden, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Abel, King of Denmark, and Ptolemy VIII Physcon.
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Kwame Nkrumah
1909 - 1972
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,564
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
795 - 858
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,565
Babrak Karmal
1929 - 1996
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,566
Gyges of Lydia
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,567
Ayşe Sultan
1541 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,568
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,569
Shalmaneser III
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,570
Ismail Ibn Sharif
1646 - 1727
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,571
James II of Aragon
1267 - 1327
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,572
Victoria of Baden
1862 - 1930
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,573
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,574
Abel, King of Denmark
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,575
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,576
Contemporaries
Among people born in 900 BC, Shalmaneser III ranks 5. Before him are Elisha, Ahab, Athaliah, and Jehu. After him are Uzziah, Jehoram of Judah, Ahaziah of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Jehoahaz of Israel, Caranus of Macedon, and Menua. Among people deceased in 824 BC, Shalmaneser III ranks 1.
Others Born in 900 BC
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Elisha
900 BC - 790 BC
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
Ahab
900 BC - 852 BC
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 2
Athaliah
900 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
Jehu
900 BC - 814 BC
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 4
Shalmaneser III
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 5
Uzziah
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 6
Jehoram of Judah
900 BC - 842 BC
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 7
Ahaziah of Judah
900 BC - 842 BC
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Jehoash of Israel
900 BC - 786 BC
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
Jehoahaz of Israel
900 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 10
Caranus of Macedon
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 11
Menua
900 BC - 786 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 824 BC
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Among people born in Iraq, Shalmaneser III ranks 43 out of 338. Before him are Möngke Khan (1209), Antiochus I Soter (-324), Suleyman Shah (1178), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971), Al-Ash'ari (873), and Enheduanna (-2300). After him are Al-Mu'tasim (796), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Šuppiluliuma I (-1344), Al-Jahiz (775), Al-Musta'sim (1213), and Ibn Hisham (701).
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Möngke Khan
1209 - 1259
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 37
Antiochus I Soter
324 BC - 261 BC
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 38
Suleyman Shah
1178 - 1236
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 39
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1971 - 2019
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 40
Al-Ash'ari
873 - 936
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 41
Enheduanna
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 42
Shalmaneser III
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 43
Al-Mu'tasim
796 - 842
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 44
Faisal II of Iraq
1935 - 1958
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 45
Šuppiluliuma I
1344 BC - 1321 BC
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 46
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 47
Al-Musta'sim
1213 - 1258
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 48
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 49
Among POLITICIANS In Iraq
Among politicians born in Iraq, Shalmaneser III ranks 21. Before him are Nabopolassar (-658), Jalal Talabani (1933), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), Antiochus I Soter (-324), and Suleyman Shah (1178). After him are Al-Mu'tasim (796), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Šuppiluliuma I (-1344), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), and Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200).
Nabopolassar
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 15
Jalal Talabani
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 16
Ur-Nammu
2200 BC - 2094 BC
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 17
Möngke Khan
1209 - 1259
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 18
Antiochus I Soter
324 BC - 261 BC
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 19
Suleyman Shah
1178 - 1236
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 20
Shalmaneser III
900 BC - 824 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 21
Al-Mu'tasim
796 - 842
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 22
Faisal II of Iraq
1935 - 1958
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 23
Šuppiluliuma I
1344 BC - 1321 BC
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 24
Al-Musta'sim
1213 - 1258
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 25
Naram-Sin of Akkad
2254 BC - 2118 BC
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 26
Tiglath-Pileser I
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 27
