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Shoshenq II

1000 BC - 889 BC

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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 228,474 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Shoshenq II is the 5,167th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shoshenq II ranks 5,167 out of 19,576Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000 BC, Shoshenq II ranks 21Before 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 2Before him is Osorkon I.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Shoshenq II ranks 239 out of 642Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Shoshenq II ranks 115Before him are Sufi Abu Taleb (1925), Ahmed Aboul Gheit (1942), Prince Rahotep (-2700), An-Nasir Muhammad (1285), Omar Suleiman (1936), and Neferure (-1500). After him are Al-Said Barakah (1260), Osorkon II (-1000), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Neferkare II (-2150), Solamish (1272), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700).