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Utu-hengal

2200 BC - 2200 BC

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Utu-hengal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒌓𒃶𒅅, Dutu-ḫe₂-g̃al₂; died c. 2112 BC), also written Utu-heg̃al, Utu-heĝal, and sometimes transcribed as Utu-hegal, Utu-hejal, Utu-Khengal, was one of the first native kings of Sumer after two hundred years of Akkadian and Gutian rule, and was at the origin of the foundation of the Third Dynasty of Ur by his governor of Ur, Ur-Nammu. He was officially "King of Uruk" in his inscriptions, and is therefore considered as the founder, and only member, of the "Fifth Dynasty of Uruk" (Uruk V). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Utu-hengal is the 5,162nd most popular politician (down from 5,098th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 135th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Utu-hengal is most famous for the story of the epic hero, Kullervo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Utu-hengal ranks 5,162 out of 19,576Before him are Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Fikret Abdić, Bu Bing, Rafael Caldera, and Emperor An of Han. After him are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Gaius Scribonius Curio, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Agis II, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, and Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2200 BC, Utu-hengal ranks 7Before him are Gudea, Ur-Nammu, Intef I, Mentuhotep I, Qi of Xia, and Shulgi. After him are Zhong Kang, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Menkare, Wahkare Khety, Neferkare Pepiseneb, and Nikare. Among people deceased in 2200 BC, Utu-hengal ranks 7Before him are Pepi II Neferkare, Gudea, Mentuhotep I, Qi of Xia, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, and Neferkaure. After him are Zhong Kang, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Dudu of Akkad, Menkare, Tai Kang, and Wahkare Khety.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Utu-hengal ranks 136 out of 384Before him are Shulgi (-2200), Az-Zahir (1176), Al-Muttaqi (908), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), Adad-nirari II (-1000), and Ar-Rashid (1109). After him are Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Taha Yassin Ramadan (1938), Al-Muti (914), Al-Muqtadi (1056), Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (1162), and Parysatis (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Utu-hengal ranks 88Before him are Abi-Eshuh (-1800), Shulgi (-2200), Az-Zahir (1176), Al-Muttaqi (908), Adad-nirari II (-1000), and Ar-Rashid (1109). After him are Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Al-Muti (914), Parysatis (-500), Al-Mustarshid (1092), Ammi-Ditana (-1700), and Haider al-Abadi (1952).