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POLITICIAN

Urukagina

2500 BC - 2371 BC

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Uru-ka-gina, Uru-inim-gina, or Iri-ka-gina (Sumerian: 𒌷𒅗𒄀𒈾 URU-KA-gi.na; c. 24th century BC, middle chronology) was King of the city-states of Lagash and Girsu in Mesopotamia, and the last ruler of the 1st Dynasty of Lagash. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urukagina has received more than 297,188 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Urukagina is the 2,444th most popular politician (up from 3,510th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 81st in 2019) and the 38th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Urukagina was a ruler of Lagash in Mesopotamia. He is most famous for his reforms which included a code of law that he had inscribed on stone tablets.

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  • 300k

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  • 63.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Urukagina ranks 2,444 out of 15,577Before him are Weneg, Erich Mielke, Isabella Jagiellon, Emperor Suzong of Tang, John VII Palaiologos, and Haakon IV of Norway. After him are Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Bahram V, Brasidas, James II of Scotland, Ehud, and Florianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2500 BC, Urukagina ranks 3Before him are Sahure and Nyuserre Ini. After him are Menkauhor Kaiu, Neferefre, Hemiunu, Djedkare Isesi, Seth-Peribsen, Userkare, Enmerkar, Eannatum, and Nefermaat. Among people deceased in 2371 BC, Urukagina ranks 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Urukagina ranks 67 out of 338Before him are Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Amin (787), Hillel the Elder (-110), and Berossus (-400). After him are Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Ya'qubi (801), Ziryab (789), Hormizd IV (540), and Al-Baladhuri (806).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Urukagina ranks 38Before him are Fuad Masum (1938), Lugal-zage-si (-2360), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), and Al-Amin (787). After him are Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Hormizd IV (540), Shulgi (-2200), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Sargon I (-1900), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921).