Important Kings and rulers
Hammurabi
Hammuabi reigned from 1792-1750 BCE. He was the 6th king of Amorite, which was the first dynasty of Babylon. During his reign Hammuabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the
Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia then further expanded it to conquer almost all of ancient Mesopotamia. Hammuabi is most well known for his set of laws, The Hammurabi Code. It consisted of 282 laws and standards with punishments of various degrees of cruelty.
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Naram-Sin
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(Ruled 2261-2224 BCE) Naram-Sin reigned over the Akkadian Empire, a city located along the western bank of the Euphrates River, possibly between the cities of Sippar and Kish. He was the grandson of Sargon the Great (reigned 2334-2279 BCE) who founded the empire. Naram-Sin like most other rulers of the time had many roles
to keep him busy. One of his primary roles was to create the code of laws
for the city, The codes explain how problems of daily life from land ownership
to divorce as well as professional neglect were settled. He also decided the punishments which a breach of this code would ensure and appointed judges to decide if a citizen was guilty through oral testimony. From the word of the judge he would decide the punishments and put them into practice.
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Sargon of akkad
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(Ruled 2334-2279 BCE) Sargon the Great, or Sargon of Akkad, founded the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire. He conquered many of the Sumerian city-states and united them under one rule. Sargon was the father of the great poet-priestess Enheduanna and never knew his father or mother because they were not married when he was conceived. His mother was forced to set him afloat on the river Euphrates wrapped in a blanket. Sargon was later found by a man working for Ur-Zababa, the King of the Sumerian city of Kish. After the worker presented the baby to Ur-Zababa the king raised his as his own.
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