Search results
The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.
- The King of Uruk & The Rise of Sargon
- Sargon's Rule
- Sargon's Successors: Rimush & Manishtusu
- Naram-Sin: Greatest of The Akkadian Kings
- The Decline of Akkad
The language of the city, Akkadian, was already in use before the rise of the Akkadian Empire (notably in the wealthy city of Mari where vast cuneiformtablets have helped to define events for later historians), and it is possible that Sargon restored Akkad, rather than built it. It should also be noted that Sargon was not the first ruler to unite t...
Sargon the Great either founded or restored the city of Akkad and ruled from 2334-2279 BCE. He conquered what he called "the four corners of the universe" and maintained order in his empire through repeated military campaigns. The stability provided by this empire gave rise to the construction of roads, improved irrigation, a wider sphere of influe...
Sargon reigned for 56 years and after his deathwas succeeded by his son Rimush (r. 2279-2271 BCE) who maintained his father's policies closely. The cities rebelled after Sargon's death, and Rimush spent the early years of his reign restoring order. He campaigned against Elam, whom he defeated, and claimed in an inscription to bring great wealth bac...
Manishtusu was succeeded by his son Naram-Sin (also Naram-Suen) who reigned from 2261-2224 BCE. Like his father and uncle before him, Naram-Sin had to suppress rebellions across the empire before he could begin to govern but, once he began, the empire flourished under his reign. In the 36 years he ruled, he expanded the boundaries of the empire, ke...
Shar-Kali-Sharri's reign was difficult from the beginning in that he, too, had to expend a great deal of effort in putting down revolts after his father's death but, unlike his predecessors, seemed to lack the ability to maintain order and was unable to prevent further attacks on the empire from without. Leick writes: Interestingly, it is known tha...
- Joshua J. Mark
Apr 8, 2024 · Akkad, ancient region in what is now central Iraq. Its early inhabitants were predominantly speakers of a Semitic language called Akkadian. Akkad was the northern portion of ancient Babylonia—alongside the southern portion, Sumer, which was inhabited by a non-Semitic people known as Sumerians.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Akkadian Empire usually refers to the Semitic speaking state that grew up around the city of Akkad north of Sumer, and reached its greatest extent under Sargon of Akkad (2296-2240 B.C.E.). It has been described as the first true empire in world history.
At its greatest extent, the empire reached as far as Anatolia in the north, inner Iran in the east, Arabia in the south, and the Mediterranean in the west. The ideology and power of the empire was reflected in art that first displayed strong cultural continuity with the Early Dynastic period.
Sep 2, 2009 · Sargon of Akkad (r. 2334 - 2279 BCE) was the king of the Akkadian Empire of Mesopotamia, the first multi-national empire in history, who united the disparate kingdoms of the region under a central authority.
For the first time, an empire arose on Mesopotamian soil. The driving force of that empire was the Akkadians, so called after the city of Akkad, which Sargon chose for his capital (it has not yet been identified but was presumably located on the Euphrates between Sippar and Kish).
![Akkadian Empire [5701x4180] : r/MapPorn](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=akkadian+empire&ei=UTF-8&norw=1&age=1w&th=94&tw=128.4&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fjes9iaw9cku01.png&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FMapPorn%2Fcomments%2F8fh3k7%2Fakkadian_empire_5701x4180%2F&size=5019KB&name=Akkadian+Empire+%5B5701x4180%5D+%3A+r%2FMapPorn&oid=2&h=4180&w=5706&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.0a4_TkrRxDX-5XTUWnEvhgHaFb%26pid%3DApi%26rs%3D1%26c%3D1%26qlt%3D95%26w%3D128%26h%3D94&tt=Akkadian+Empire+%5B5701x4180%5D+%3A+r%2FMapPorn&sigr=rn7wNxJWVzJE&sigit=kL1OYWTBXbm9&sigi=yLGsQbFdmfQ.&sign=aNyQJce1GFIj&sigt=aNyQJce1GFIj "Akkadian Empire [5701x4180] : r/MapPorn")
