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Sinsharishkun

700 BC - 612 BC

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Sîn-šar-iškun (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒌍𒌋𒌋𒃻𒌦, romanized: Sîn-šar-iškun or Sîn-šarru-iškun, meaning "Sîn has established the king") was the penultimate king of Assyria, reigning from the death of his brother and predecessor Aššur-etil-ilāni in 627 BC to his own death at the Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC. Succeeding his brother in uncertain, but not necessarily violent circumstances, Sîn-šar-iškun was immediately faced by the revolt of one of his brother's chief generals, Sîn-šumu-līšir, who attempted to usurp the throne for himself. Though Sîn-šumu-līšir was defeated relatively quickly, the instability caused by his revolt, combined with an ongoing interregnum in Babylonia in the south (neither Sîn-šar-iškun nor Sîn-šumu-līšir had formally proclaimed themselves as kings of Babylon) might be what made it possible for Nabopolassar, a southerner of unclear origin, to rise up and seize power in Babylonia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sinsharishkun is the 1,407th most popular politician (up from 8,672nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 219th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Sinsharishkun is most famous for being the last of the Great Old Ones to be defeated by the Elder Gods.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sinsharishkun ranks 1,407 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, Andronikos I Komnenos, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, and 2nd Dalai Lama. After him are Frederick III of Denmark, Iskander Mirza, Alyattes of Lydia, William II of the Netherlands, John V Palaiologos, and Wanli Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Sinsharishkun ranks 3. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and Arion. After him are Astyages, Ashur-uballit II, Psamtik I, Cyaxares, Amasis II, Jeconiah, Ashur-etil-ilani, Tyrtaeus, and Anacharsis. Among people deceased in 612 BC, Sinsharishkun ranks 1. 

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Sinsharishkun ranks 35 out of 384. Before him are Belshazzar (-600), Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Jalal Talabani (1933), Šuppiluliuma I (-1344), Eber (-2038), and Antiochus I Soter (-324). After him are Enheduanna (-2300), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Ismail al-Jazari (1136), Al-Mu'tasim (796), Gudea (-2200), and Abdul Latif Rashid (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Sinsharishkun ranks 19. Before him are Sargon II (-750), Khosrow II (570), Faisal II of Iraq (1935), Jalal Talabani (1933), Šuppiluliuma I (-1344), and Antiochus I Soter (-324). After him are Al-Mu'tasim (796), Gudea (-2200), Abdul Latif Rashid (1944), Nahum (-600), Al-Musta'sim (1213), and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914).

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