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Shammuramat

900 BC - 800 BC

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Shammuramat (Akkadian: Sammu-rāmat or Sammu-ramāt), also known as Sammuramat or Shamiram and Semiramis, was a powerful queen of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Beginning her career as the primary consort of the king Shamshi-Adad V (r. 824–811 BC), Shammuramat reached an unusually prominent position in the reign of her son Adad-nirari III (r. 811–783 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shammuramat has received more than 163,273 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Shammuramat is the 3,951st most popular politician (down from 3,379th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 76th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Shammuramat is most famous for being the last Assyrian queen. She was married to Ashurbanipal, who was the last Assyrian king.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shammuramat ranks 3,951 out of 15,577Before her are Ayşe Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Gladwyn Jebb, Anedjib, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, and Plectrude. After her are Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Heracles of Macedon, Lycurgus of Athens, and Sigebert II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900 BC, Shammuramat ranks 13Before her are Jehoram of Judah, Ahaziah of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Jehoahaz of Israel, Caranus of Macedon, and Menua. After her are Arame of Urartu, Takelot II, Hazael, Ashur-dan III, Shalmaneser IV, and Ishpuini of Urartu. Among people deceased in 800 BC, Shammuramat ranks 6Before her are Hoshea, Jotham of Judah, Titus Tatius, Tarpeia, and Caranus of Macedon. After her are Shabaka, Coroebus of Elis, Bakenranef, Tefnakht, Coenus of Macedon, and Pami.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Shammuramat ranks 101 out of 338Before her are Samsu-iluna (-1792), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), Banū Mūsā (900), Enmerkar (-2500), Parysatis (-500), and Adad-nirari I (-1400). After her are Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), Sin-Muballit (-1900), and Etana (-2850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shammuramat ranks 60Before her are Al-Muntasir (837), Samsu-iluna (-1792), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), Enmerkar (-2500), Parysatis (-500), and Adad-nirari I (-1400). After her are Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), Sin-Muballit (-1900), Etana (-2850), and Barham Salih (1960).