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Shamshi-Adad I

1860 BC - 1776 BC

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Shamshi-Adad (Akkadian: Šamši-Adad; Amorite: Shamshi-Addu), ruled c. 1813–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia. His capital was originally at Ekallatum and later moved to Šubat-Enlil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shamshi-Adad I is the 3,340th most popular politician (down from 3,009th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 84th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Shamshi-adad I is most famous for his victory over the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III, in the Battle of Til-Tuba in 859 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shamshi-Adad I ranks 3,340 out of 19,576Before him are Alexander Ypsilantis, Charles Tupper, Abdirashid Shermarke, Eleanor de' Medici, Musa Çelebi, and Laurent Gbagbo. After him are Louis Desaix, Emperor Go-Sai, Alfonso I of Asturias, Shalmaneser V, Lucius Vitellius the Elder, and Empress Genshō.

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Among people born in 1860 BC, Shamshi-Adad I ranks 2Before him is Amenemhat III.  Among people deceased in 1776 BC, Shamshi-Adad I ranks 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Shamshi-Adad I ranks 87 out of 384Before 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 Hillel the Elder (-110). After him are Samsu-iluna (-1792), Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Rashid ad-Din Sinan (1130), and Al-Mu'tamid (844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Shamshi-Adad I ranks 50Before 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). After him are Samsu-iluna (-1792), Hormizd IV (540), Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1941), Sajida Talfah (1937), Al-Mu'tamid (844), and Nouri al-Maliki (1950).