Sardanapalus

according to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, the last king of Assyria
Person human Q1343039
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Sardanapalus

Summary

Sardanapalus is a human[1]. He worked as a sovereign[2]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Sardanapalus's father was Anacyndaraxes[4].
  • Sardanapalus held citizenship in Assyrian Empire[5].
  • Sardanapalus's professions included sovereign[2].
  • Sardanapalus held the position of King of Assyria[6].
  • Sardanapalus's image is recorded as Eugène Delacroix - La Mort de Sardanapale.jpg[7].
  • Sardanapalus is recorded as male[8].
  • Sardanapalus's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Sardanapalus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34151776824618012418[10].
  • Sardanapalus's IdRef ID is recorded as 242150136[11].
  • Sardanapalus's Commons category is recorded as Sardanapalus[12].
  • Sardanapalus's said to be the same as is recorded as Ashurbanipal[13].
  • The cause of death was immolation[14].
  • Sardanapalus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04j2y4[15].
  • Sardanapalus's Rodovid ID is recorded as 535183[16].
  • Sardanapalus's manner of death is recorded as suicide[17].
  • Sardanapalus's Theatricalia play ID is recorded as 1sa[18].
  • Sardanapalus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19].
  • Sardanapalus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Sardanapalus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Sardanapalus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Sardanapalus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Sardanapalus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sardanapalus-legendary-king-of-Assyria[24].
  • Sardanapalus's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 78080[25].
  • Sardanapalus's LBT person ID is recorded as Sarda600[26].
  • Sardanapalus's NE.se ID is recorded as sardanapalos[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sardanapalus's father was Anacyndaraxes[4].

Career and Affiliations

Sardanapalus worked as a sovereign[2]. He held the position of King of Assyria[6].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was immolation[14].

Why It Matters

Sardanapalus ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Who were Sardanapalus's parents?

Sardanapalus's father was Anacyndaraxes[4].

What did Sardanapalus do for work?

Sardanapalus worked as sovereign[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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