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Conquests of Shamshi-Adad I

1808 BCE – 1776 BCE · 32 years

The Amorite warlord Shamshi-Adad I conquered Assur, Mari, and much of Upper Mesopotamia and Syria, forging the short-lived Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia that collapsed soon after his death.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia (Shamshi-Adad I)
  • Mari
  • Eshnunna
  • Yamhad

Key moments

Defining events in the Conquests of Shamshi-Adad I.

  1. Conquest of Assur
  2. Capture of Mari

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Hittites

Attested 2000 BCE – 700 BCE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1808 BCE and 1776 BCE.

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