Search results
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] Rise.
My heart is very happy." [10]Reign Shamshi-Adad I was a great organizer and he kept firm controls on all matters of state, from high policy down to the appointing of officials and the dispatching of provisions. Spies and propaganda were often used to win over rival cities.
Jack M. Sasson reads the letters of Shamsi-Adad and describes his humanity, patriarchal wisdom and easy sense of humour. Jack Sasson | Published in History Today Volume 18 Issue 11 November 1968. How often has it happened that a chance discovery leads to the resurrection of an entire civilization?
Forced to flee to Babylonia, Shamshi-Adad V (823–811) finally managed to regain the kingship with the help of Marduk-zakir-shumi I under humiliating conditions. As king he campaigned with varying success in southern Armenia and Azerbaijan, later turning against Babylonia.…. Read More.
When Shamshi-Adad boasts of having erected triumphal stelae on the Mediterranean coast, in the Lebanon, it can have been only upon one of those short-lived expeditions, more economic than military, in the tradition established by Sargon of Agade years before.
In this episode, we take a look at Shamshi-Adad, the first real great king of Assyria, Shamshi-Adad I as well as the relationship he had with his sons and th...
- 8 min
- 20K
- History with Cy
People also ask
Did Shamshi-Adad I inherit the Assyrian throne from his father?
Why was Shamshi-Adad a great organizer?
Did Shamshi-Adad have a triumphal stelae?
How did Shamshi-Adad become king of Assyria?
The Eponym Chronicle describes the progressive supremacy of Sham-shi-Adad, who took over Ekallatum, making it his temporary capital. The king removed Erishum from the throne of Ashur, bestowing upon himself the title of ‘king of Assyria’ and continued his wars against Eshnunna, now ruled by Dadusha.
