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Lugal-zage-si

2360 BC - 2335 BC

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Lugal-Zage-Si (LUGAL.ZAG.GE.SI 𒈗𒍠𒄀𒋛; frequently spelled Lugalzaggesi, sometimes Lugalzagesi or "Lugal-Zaggisi") of Umma (died c. 2334 BC) was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire, and was considered as the only king of the third dynasty of Uruk, according to the Sumerian King List. Initially, as king of Umma, he led the final victory of Umma in the generation-long conflict with the city-state Lagash for the fertile plain of Gu-Edin. Following up on this success, he then united Sumer briefly as a single kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lugal-zage-si is the 4,409th most popular politician (down from 3,592nd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Lugal-zage-si is most famous for being the first king of the Akkadian Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lugal-zage-si ranks 4,409 out of 19,576. Before him are Phraates III, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ramzan Kadyrov, Chindasuinth, Istämi, and Ernst Albrecht. After him are Louis, Duke of Guyenne, An-Nasir Muhammad, André Maginot, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Maia Sandu, and Sporus.

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Among people born in 2360 BC, Lugal-zage-si ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 2335 BC, Lugal-zage-si ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Lugal-zage-si ranks 113 out of 384. Before him are Al-Musta'in (836), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mustansir (1300), Pacorus II (50), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), and Al-Muktafi (875). After him are Sumu-abum (-2000), Ar-Radi (909), Enmerkar (-2500), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), and Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Lugal-zage-si ranks 69. Before him are Al-Nasir (1158), Al-Musta'in (836), Ahmad ibn Tulun (835), Al-Mustansir (1300), Pacorus II (50), and Al-Muktafi (875). After him are Sumu-abum (-2000), Ar-Radi (909), Enmerkar (-2500), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Al-Mustansir (1192), and Etana (-2850).

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