POLITICIAN

Gungunum

1920 BC - 1906 BC

Gungunum

Gungunum (Akkadian: 𒀭𒄖𒌦𒄖𒉡𒌝, Dgu-un-gu-nu-um) was a king of the city state of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, ruling from 1932 to 1906 BC (MC). According to the traditional king list for Larsa, he was the fifth to rule the city, and in his own inscriptions he identifies himself as a son of Samium and brother to his immediate predecessor Zabaya. His name is Amorite, and originates in the word gungun, meaning "protection", "defence" or "shelter". During the time Gungunum occupied the throne, Larsa went from being a city of lesser importance to become a powerful challenger to Isin, the dominant power in southern Mesopotamia since the fall of the Ur III empire in 2002 BC. Gungunum's reign of 27 years is also much better documented than those of his predecessors, as we have a complete chronological list of all his year names, as well as four of his royal inscriptions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gungunum is the 10,012th most popular politician (up from 10,701st in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 255th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gungunum ranks 10,012 out of 19,576. Before him are Korbinian Brodmann, Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Xie of Xia, Franz Müntefering, Ğazı II Giray, and Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt. After him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Al-Muwaffaq, Kashta, Keisai Eisen, Federica Mogherini, and Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus.

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Gungunum
POLITICIAN
1920 BC - 1906 BC
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 1

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Gungunum
POLITICIAN
1920 BC - 1906 BC
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 1

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Gungunum ranks 233 out of 384. Before him are Ibn al-Bawwab (961), Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (1976), Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856), Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (1936), Shu-Sin (null), and Arik-den-ili (-1400). After him are Al-Muwaffaq (842), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Al-Baqillani (950), Naziha al-Dulaimi (1923), Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913), and Ashur-dan I (-1300).

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Ibn al-Bawwab
PAINTER
961 - 1022
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 227
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
EXTREMIST
1976 - 2022
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 228
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1913
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 229
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 230
Shu-Sin
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 231
Arik-den-ili
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1360 BC
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 232
Gungunum
POLITICIAN
1920 BC - 1906 BC
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 233
Al-Muwaffaq
POLITICIAN
842 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 234
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
HISTORIAN
1145 - 1234
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 235
Al-Baqillani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
950 - 1013
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 236
Naziha al-Dulaimi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 2007
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 237
Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1973
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 238
Ashur-dan I
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 239