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Akkadian Empire Conquests

2334 BCE – 2279 BCE

Sargon of Akkad conquered all of Sumer and much of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first known empire.

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Akkadian Empire Conquests

2334 BCE – 2279 BCE

Sargon of Akkad conquered all of Sumer and much of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first known empire. He defeated Lugalzagesi of Umma and extended Akkadian control from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean.

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