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Shamshi-Adad I
Amorite conqueror (r. 1808–1776 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shamshi-Adad (Akkadian: Šamši-Adad; Amorite: Shamshi-Addu), ruled c. 1808–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia.[3]
Quick Facts King of Upper Mesopotamia, Reign ...
Shamshi-Adad I | |
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King of the Universe Pacifier of the Land between Tigris and Euphrates[1] | |
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King of Upper Mesopotamia | |
Reign | c. 1808–1776 BC[2] |
Successor | Ishme-Dagan I (Assur and Ekallatum) Yasmah-Adad (Mari) |
Died | c. 1776 BC Šubat-Enlil |
Akkadian | Šamši-Adad |
Amorite | Shamshi-Addu |
Father | Ila-kabkabu |
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