Hammurabi's Reign and Military Campaigns (c. 1792–1750 BCE)

1. Hammurabi succeeds Sin-muballit as king

   Jan 1, 1792 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Babylon, Amorite Dynasty

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2. Rim-Sin of Larsa seizes Isin

   Jan 1, 1792 BCELabels: Rim-Sin, Larsa, Isin

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3. Hammurabi captures Uruk and Isin

   Jan 1, 1787 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Uruk, Isin

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4. Hammurabi shifts campaigns to northwest and east

   Jan 1, 1784 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Mari, Eshnunna

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5. Northern frontier fortified during uneasy stalemate

   Jan 1, 1776 BCELabels: Hammurabi, northern frontier, fortifications

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6. Coalition war against Elam, Ashur, and Eshnunna

   Jan 1, 1764 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Elam, Eshnunna

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7. Hammurabi invades Larsa and besieges it

   Jan 1, 1763 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Larsa, siege tactics

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8. Fall of Larsa ends major southern rival

   Jul 1, 1763 BCELabels: Larsa, Rim-Sin, Babylonian conquest

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9. Babylon occupies Eshnunna

   Jan 1, 1762 BCELabels: Eshnunna, Babylon, Diyala

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10. Hammurabi captures Mari on the Euphrates

    Jan 1, 1761 BCELabels: Mari, Hammurabi, Euphrates

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11. Mari destroyed after rebellion and suppression

    Jan 1, 1759 BCELabels: Mari, palace archives, destruction

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12. Law code compiled and inscribed late in reign

    Jan 1, 1751 BCELabels: Code of, stela, royal law

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13. Hammurabi dies; Samsu-iluna succeeds him

    Jan 1, 1750 BCELabels: Hammurabi, Samsu-iluna, succession

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