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Shamash-shum-ukin

650 BC - 648 BC

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Šamaš-šuma-ukin (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒌋𒌋𒈬𒁺, romanized: Šamaš-šuma-ukin or Šamaš-šumu-ukīn, meaning "Shamash has established the name"), was king of Babylon as a vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 668 BC to his death in 648. Born into the Assyrian royal family, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was the son of the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon and the elder brother of Esarhaddon's successor Ashurbanipal. Despite being the elder son, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was for unknown reasons bypassed as heir to Assyria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shamash-shum-ukin has received more than 90,976 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Shamash-shum-ukin is the 4,102nd most popular politician (down from 4,070th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 104th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Iraqi Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 4,102 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelbald, King of Wessex, Gyula Horn, Tigranes IV, Harald Gille, Diodotus Tryphon, and Publius Cornelius Dolabella. After him are José María Aznar, Hōjō Tokimune, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Wilhelm Gustloff, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 5. Before him are Draco, Jeremiah, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Apries. After him are Duke Mu of Qin, Semonides of Amorgos, Ariaramnes, Kandalanu, Argaeus I of Macedon, Nitocris I, and Madius. Among people deceased in 648 BC, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 107 out of 384. Before him are Ibn Sirin (653), Samsu-iluna (-1792), Ovadia Yosef (1920), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Parysatis (-500). After him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Al-Mawardi (974), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Kerbogha (1100), Al-Qahir (899), and Diogenes of Babylon (-240).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 63. Before him are Al-Nasir (1158), Sin-Muballit (-1900), Samsu-iluna (-1792), Ovadia Yosef (1920), Labashi-Marduk (-550), and Parysatis (-500). After him are Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Kerbogha (1100), Al-Qahir (899), Al-Muhtadi (825), Phraates II (-200), and Al-Mu'tadid (854).

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