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POLITICIAN

Shamash-shum-ukin

650 BC - 648 BC

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Šamaš-šuma-ukin (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: 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 86,489 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Shamash-shum-ukin is the 4,080th most popular politician (up from 5,285th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 4,080 out of 15,577Before him are Eric XII of Sweden, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Ricardo Lagos, Sisygambis, Stefan the First-Crowned, and Franz Josef Strauss. After him are Prince Henry of Battenberg, Dong Biwu, Claudia Acte, Emperor Go-Nara, Louis III of Anjou, and Arbogast.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 5Before him are Jeremiah, Draco, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Apries. After him are Ariaramnes, Duke Mu of Qin, Kandalanu, Semonides of Amorgos, Argaeus I of Macedon, Rusa III, 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 105 out of 338Before him are Parysatis (-500), Adad-nirari I (-1400), Shammuramat (-900), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Labashi-Marduk (-550), and Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809). After him are Sin-Muballit (-1900), Etana (-2850), Barham Salih (1960), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), and Sinsharishkun (-700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 63Before him are Enmerkar (-2500), Parysatis (-500), Adad-nirari I (-1400), Shammuramat (-900), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), and Labashi-Marduk (-550). After him are Sin-Muballit (-1900), Etana (-2850), Barham Salih (1960), Enmebaragesi (-2650), Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766), and Sinsharishkun (-700).