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Empire-wide Military Campaigns and Frontier Conflicts of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2334–2193 BCE)

Empire-wide Military Campaigns and Frontier Conflicts of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2334–2193 BCE)

  1. Sargon defeats Lugalzagesi and unifies Sumer

    Labels: Sargon of, Lugalzagesi, Sumer

  2. Sargon defeats the Elamite coalition at Awan

    Labels: Sargon of, Awan, Elam

  3. Sargon campaigns against Mari

    Labels: Sargon of, Mari, Euphrates

  4. Sargon campaigns against Simurrum

    Labels: Sargon of, Simurrum, Zagros

  5. Rimush reconquers revolting Sumerian cities

    Labels: Rimush, Ur, Lagash

  6. Rimush campaigns in Elam and against Marhashi

    Labels: Rimush, Elam, Marhashi

  7. Manishtushu conquers Anshan and Sherihum

    Labels: Manishtushu, Anshan, Sherihum

  8. Manishtushu projects power via Persian Gulf operations

    Labels: Manishtushu, Persian Gulf, maritime operations

  9. Naram-Sin defeats the Lullubi in the Zagros

    Labels: Naram-Sin, Lullubi, Satuni

  10. Naram-Sin sacks Armanum and Ebla

    Labels: Naram-Sin, Armanum, Ebla

  11. Naram-Sin defeats a coalition near Jebel Bishri

    Labels: Naram-Sin, Amorites, Jebel Bishri

  12. Shar-Kali-Sharri campaigns against Amurru

    Labels: Shar-Kali-Sharri, Amurru, Jebel Bishri

  13. Shar-Kali-Sharri fights Gutian pressure and instability

    Labels: Shar-Kali-Sharri, Gutians, Zagros

  14. Post–Shar-Kali-Sharri civil conflict fragments Akkadian rule

    Labels: Post Shar-Kali-Sharri, civil conflict, Akkadian dynasty

  15. Shu-turul rules a reduced Akkadian core

    Labels: Shu-turul, Diyala, core Akkad

  16. Akkadian imperial structure collapses amid Gutian ascendancy

    Labels: Gutian ascendancy, Akkadian collapse, dynastic end