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Ashur-uballit I

1400 BC - 1318 BC

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Ashur-uballit I (Aššur-uballiṭ I), who reigned between c. 1363 and c. 1328 BC, was the first king of the Middle Assyrian Empire. After his father Eriba-Adad I had broken Mitanni influence over Assyria, Ashur-uballit I's defeat of the Mitanni king Shuttarna III marks Assyria's ascendancy over the Hurri-Mitanni Empire, and the beginning of its emergence as a powerful empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashur-uballit I is the 5,076th most popular politician (up from 5,947th in 2019). (up from 903rd in 2019)

Ashur-uballit I was the king of Assyria from 1365-1330 BC. He is most famous for his military campaigns and for the construction of the new capital city, Dur-Sharrukin.

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Among politicians, Ashur-uballit I ranks 5,076 out of 19,576Before him are Kamal Jumblatt, Vishvamitra, Sancho II of Pamplona, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, and Al-Muttaqi. After him are Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, Mamnoon Hussain, King You of Zhou, Ingvar Carlsson, Abdel Hakim Amer, and Philip II Philoromaeus.

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Among people born in 1400 BC, Ashur-uballit I ranks 12Before him are Muršili II, Shalmaneser I, Meritamen, Mursili III, Adad-nirari I, and Kiya. After him are Fu Hao, Neferneferure, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Xiao Yi of Shang, Setepenre, and Arnuwanda II. Among people deceased in 1318 BC, Ashur-uballit I ranks 1

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