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Sargon I

1900 BC - 1900 BC

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Sargon I was the king (Išši’ak Aššur, "Steward of Assur") during the Old Assyrian period from c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sargon I is the 3,047th most popular politician (down from 2,990th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 82nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Iraqi Politician.

Sargon I was the founder of the Akkadian Empire. He is most famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states and the creation of the first empire in Mesopotamia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sargon I ranks 3,047 out of 19,576Before him are Aleksandar Ranković, Aspar, Senusret II, John Sparrow David Thompson, La Malinche, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. After him are Hyejong of Goryeo, Thomas Boni Yayi, Prabowo Subianto, John Boland, Antonín Novotný, and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 5Before him are Isaac, Laban, Sobekneferu, and Senusret II. After him are Sin-Muballit, Apil-Sin, Yahdun-Lim, Sabium, Ikunum, Nur-Adad, and Da Ding. Among people deceased in 1900 BC, Sargon I ranks 1After him are Yahdun-Lim, Fa of Xia, Gao of Xia, Kong Jia, Jin of Xia, Erishum I, Ikunum, Abisare, Ur-Ninurta, Nur-Adad, and Khenemetneferhedjet I.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sargon I ranks 78 out of 384Before him are Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Berossus (-400), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Urukagina (-2500), and Al-Muqtadir (895). After him are Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Al-Mu'tadid (854), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), and Abdul Salam Arif (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Sargon I ranks 43Before him are Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Tariq Aziz (1936), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Urukagina (-2500), and Al-Muqtadir (895). After him are Al-Mu'tadid (854), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), Ashur-nadin-shumi (-800), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892).