Trade Networks and Long-Distance Commerce in the Akkadian Period (c. 2350–2150 BCE)

1. Sargon founds the Akkadian Empire

   Jan 1, 2334 BCELabels: Sargon, Akkadian Empire, Mesopotamia

   • Britannica
   • World History

2. Enheduanna installed as high priestess at Ur

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Enheduanna, Temple of, Ur

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. Sargon’s inscription claims Gulf ships docked at Akkad

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Sargon, Akkad Quay, Maritime Commerce

   • Maritime Pod
   • World History

4. Qal’at al-Bahrain develops as a long-lived trading port

   Jan 1, 2300 BCELabels: Qal'at al-Bahrain, Dilmun, Gulf Port

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

5. Rimush campaigns in Elam and Parahshum

   Jan 1, 2278 BCELabels: Rimush, Elam, Parahshum

   • CDLI
   • Wikipedia

6. Manishtushu’s reign and continued imperial consolidation

   Jan 1, 2270 BCELabels: Manishtushu, Akkadian Empire, Imperial Administration

   • Britannica
   • World History

7. Naram-Sin defeats Manium of Magan (booty episode)

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Naram-Sin, Magan, Stone Vessels

   • Potts via studyres
   • AncientList

8. Akkadian-period “Meluhha interpreter” seal attests Indus contact

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: AO 22310, Shu-ilishu, Meluhha

   • Louvre
   • Penn Museum

9. Akkadian economic texts reference Gulf peoples and materials

   Jan 1, 2220 BCELabels: Akkadian Texts, Magan, Dilmun

   • Studyres
   • Brit Museum

10. Dilmun emerges as key Persian Gulf entrepôt

    Jan 1, 2200 BCELabels: Dilmun, Bahrain, Persian Gulf

    • Wikipedia
    • Wikipedia

11. Akkadian imperial contraction begins amid systemic pressures

    Jan 1, 2200 BCELabels: Akkadian Empire, Imperial Contraction, Peripheries

    • World History
    • Britannica

12. End of the Akkadian Empire (traditional dating)

    Jan 1, 2150 BCELabels: Akkadian Empire, Collapse, Post-Akkadian

    • World History
    • Britannica