Shutruk-Nakhunte
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Shutruk-Nakhunte (sometimes Nahhunte) was king of Elam from about 1184 to 1155 BC (middle chronology), and the second king of the Shutrukid Dynasty.
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Shutruk-Nakhunte | |
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King of Elam | |
Reign | 1184 to 1155 BCE |
Predecessor | Hallutush-Inshushinak |
Successor | Kutir-Nahhunte |
Spouse | Daughter of Melishihu of Babylon[2] |
Dynasty | Shutrukid Dynasty |
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Elam amassed an empire that included most of Mesopotamia and western Iran. Under his command, Elam defeated the Kassites and established the short-lived Elamite Empire, conquered within about 40 years by Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon, in 1120 BC.
Šutruk-Nakhunte was married to the daughter of a Kassite king named Meli-Šipak.