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Shamash-shum-ukin

650 BC - 648 BC

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Šamaš-šuma-ukin (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒌋𒌋𒈬𒁺, romanized: Šamaš-šuma-ukin or Šamaš-šumu-ukīn, meaning "Shamash has established the name"), was king of Babylon as a vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 668 BC to his death in 648. Born into the Assyrian royal family, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was the son of the Neo-Assyrian king Esarhaddon and the elder brother of Esarhaddon's successor Ashurbanipal. Despite being the elder son, Šamaš-šuma-ukin was for unknown reasons bypassed as heir to Assyria. His designation as heir to Babylonia was likely devised by Esarhaddon as a means to counteract future rivalry and jealousy between the brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shamash-shum-ukin is the 2,521st most popular politician (up from 4,102nd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 107th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Iraqi Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 2,521 out of 19,576. Before him are Mara Branković, Hongzhi Emperor, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Scott Morrison, Maroboduus, and Ish-bosheth. After him are Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Nogai Khan, Manco Inca Yupanqui, Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, and Jacobo Árbenz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 4. Before him are Jeremiah, Draco, and Pittacus of Mytilene. After him are Apries, Semonides of Amorgos, Ariaramnes, Duke Mu of Qin, Madius, Kandalanu, Argaeus I of Macedon, and Nitocris I. Among people deceased in 648 BC, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 64 out of 384. Before him are Al-Amin (787), Ya'qubi (801), Banū Mūsā (900), Ashur-etil-ilani (-700), Fuad Masum (1938), and Ziryab (789). After him are Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Tariq Aziz (1936), Ibn Hisham (701), and Abu Yusuf (731).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shamash-shum-ukin ranks 36. Before him are Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Nabopolassar (-658), Al-Amin (787), Ashur-etil-ilani (-700), and Fuad Masum (1938). After him are Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Tariq Aziz (1936), Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Urukagina (-2500), and Al-Muqtadir (895).

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