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Ashurbanipal

685 BC - 627 BC

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Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir")—or Osnappar (Imperial Aramaic: אָסְנַפַּר, romanized: ’Āsnappar)—was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BC to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his 38-year reign was among the longest of any Assyrian king. Though sometimes regarded as the apogee of ancient Assyria, his reign also marked the last time Assyrian armies waged war throughout the ancient Near East and the beginning of the end of Assyrian dominion over the region. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashurbanipal is the 396th most popular politician (down from 262nd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Iraq and the 6th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Ashurbanipal was the last great king of Assyria, and he is most famous for his library.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashurbanipal ranks 396 out of 19,576. Before him are Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter III of Russia, Charles I of Anjou, Peisistratos, Olof Palme, and Bahadur Shah Zafar. After him are Stephen I of Hungary, Gerhard Schröder, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Alexander Dubček, Oscar II of Sweden, and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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Among people born in 685 BC, Ashurbanipal ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 627 BC, Ashurbanipal ranks 1. After him are Ashur-etil-ilani, Cypselus, Sin-shumu-lishir, and Kandalanu.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ashurbanipal ranks 10 out of 384. Before him are Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Abu Hanifa (698), Ibn al-Haytham (965), Möngke Khan (1209), and Al-Kindi (801). After him are Sarah (-1803), Rabia of Basra (710), Al-Masudi (896), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Fuzûlî (1494), and Zaha Hadid (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Ashurbanipal ranks 6. Before him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), and Möngke Khan (1209). After him are Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Nur ad-Din (1116), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Al-Ma'mun (786), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), and Sennacherib (-740).

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