POLITICIAN

Shoshenq II

1000 BC - 889 BC

Shoshenq II

Heqakheperre Shoshenq II or Shoshenq IIa was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. He was the only ruler of this dynasty whose tomb was not plundered by tomb robbers. His final resting place was discovered within an antechamber of Psusennes I's tomb at Tanis by Pierre Montet in 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoshenq II has received more than 213,987 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Shoshenq II is the 5,168th most popular politician (down from 5,004th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 228th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

210k
Page Views (PV)
59.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Shoshenq IIS by language

Over the past year Shoshenq II has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 26,142 views, followed by French (6,546), and Spanish (6,154). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (30.61%), Serbo-Croatian (29.02%), and Yoruba (27.29%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shoshenq II ranks 5,168 out of 19,576. Before him are Liuva I, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Kong Rong, Valentin Pavlov, Alexandre Pétion, and Batbayan. After him are Bardylis, Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, Perdiccas II of Macedon, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus, and Mstislav II of Kiev.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Liuva I
550 - 573
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,162
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,163
Kong Rong
153 - 208
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,164
Valentin Pavlov
1937 - 2003
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,165
Alexandre Pétion
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,166
Batbayan
700 - 690
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5,167
Shoshenq II
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,168
Bardylis
448 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,169
Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
1218 - 1288
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,170
Perdiccas II of Macedon
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,171
Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1724 - 1802
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,172
Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus
3 BC - 65
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,173
Mstislav II of Kiev
1200 - 1170
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5,174

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Shoshenq II ranks 21. Before him are Adad-nirari II, Michal, Hiram I, Osorkon I, Abiathar, and Bharata Muni. After him are Osorkon II, Tukulti-Ninurta II, Tiglath-Pileser II, Takelot I, Ashur-dan II, and Nathan. Among people deceased in 889 BC, Shoshenq II ranks 2. Before him is Osorkon I.

Others Born in 1000 BC

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Adad-nirari II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 891 BC
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 15
Michal
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 16
Hiram I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 935 BC
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 17
Osorkon I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 18
Abiathar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 19
Bharata Muni
WRITER
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 20
Shoshenq II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 21
Osorkon II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 850 BC
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 22
Tukulti-Ninurta II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 23
Tiglath-Pileser II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 935 BC
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 24
Takelot I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 874 BC
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 25
Ashur-dan II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 26
Nathan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 27

Others Deceased in 889 BC

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Osorkon I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1
Shoshenq II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Shoshenq II ranks 239 out of 642. Before him are Prince Rahotep (-2700), An-Nasir Muhammad (1285), Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Tjuyu (-1401), Omar Suleiman (1936), and Neferure (-1500). After him are Huda Sha'arawi (1879), Al-Said Barakah (1260), Osorkon II (-1000), Nahshon (null), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), and Neferkare II (-2150).

Others born in Egypt

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Prince Rahotep
POLITICIAN
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 233
An-Nasir Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1285 - 1341
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 234
Pope Peter I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 311
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 235
Tjuyu
COMPANION
1401 BC - 1370 BC
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 236
Omar Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 237
Neferure
POLITICIAN
1500 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 238
Shoshenq II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 889 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 239
Huda Sha'arawi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 240
Al-Said Barakah
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1280
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 241
Osorkon II
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 850 BC
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 242
Nahshon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 243
Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep
POLITICIAN
1800 BC - 1718 BC
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 244
Neferkare II
POLITICIAN
2150 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 245