Iagitlim
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Iagitlim was king of Mari, Syria
during the 19th century BC
. He was probably of Amorite
origin. Little is known about his reign except that he come in conflict with his neigbhour Ila-kabkabu
after the two first had been allies. Iagitlim was succeeded by his son Iakhdunlim
.
Mari, Syria
Mari was an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, located 11 kilometers north-west of the modern town of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria...
during the 19th century BC
19th century BC
-Events:* Hittite empire in Hattusa, Anatolia.* 1900 BC: Proto-Greek invasions of Greece.* c. 1900 BC: Minoan Old Palace period starts in Crete.* c. 1900 BC: Fall of last Sumerian dynasty....
. He was probably of Amorite
Amorite
Amorite refers to an ancient Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia from the 21st Century BC...
origin. Little is known about his reign except that he come in conflict with his neigbhour Ila-kabkabu
Ila-kabkabu
Ila-kabkabu was a local king in Assyria during the late 19th century BC. His ancestors were probably Semitic nomads. He was at one point allied with the neighbouring king Iagitlim of Mari, but this alliance later fell apart and they came into open conflict. Ila-kabkabu was the father of the famous...
after the two first had been allies. Iagitlim was succeeded by his son Iakhdunlim
Iakhdunlim
Iakhdunlim was king of Mari in Upper Mesopotamia during the 19th century BC. Of Amorite origin, he became king after the death of his father Iagitlim. Iakhdunlim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the Mediterranean...
.