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Samsu-iluna

1792 BC - 1712 BC

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Samsu-iluna (Amorite: Shamshu-iluna, "The Sun (is) our god") (c. 1749–1712 BC) was the seventh king of the founding Amorite dynasty of Babylon. His reign is estimated from 1749 BC to 1712 BC (middle chronology), or from 1686 to 1648 BC (short chronology). He was the son and successor of Hammurabi (r. 1792-1750 BC) by an unknown mother. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samsu-iluna is the 3,384th most popular politician (up from 3,886th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Iraqi Politician.

Samsu-iluna is most famous for being the king who conquered Elam and made it a vassal state.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samsu-iluna ranks 3,384 out of 19,576. Before him are Andreas Papandreou, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Vologases V, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Bidzina Ivanishvili, and Ptolemy X Alexander I. After him are Issey Miyake, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Casimir I the Restorer, Eutropius, Gunthamund, and Crixus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792 BC, Samsu-iluna ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1712 BC, Samsu-iluna ranks 1. 

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    Samsu-iluna

    POLITICIAN

    1792 BC - 1712 BC

    HPI: 68.95

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    Samsu-iluna

    POLITICIAN

    1792 BC - 1712 BC

    HPI: 68.95

    Rank: 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Samsu-iluna ranks 88 out of 384. Before him are Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Hillel the Elder (-110), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860). After him are Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1130), Al-Mu'tamid (844), and Al-Mutanabbi (915).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Samsu-iluna ranks 51. Before him are Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), and Shamshi-Adad I (-1860). After him are Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Al-Mu'tamid (844), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), and Al-Qahir (899).

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