Kings of Akkad
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This is a list of kings of Akkad
, also rendered as Agade. Akkad was a major empire in ancient Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BCE. The area covered by the kingdom is now located in the region of present-day Iraq, eastern Turkey and northern Syria.
Akkad
The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia....
, also rendered as Agade. Akkad was a major empire in ancient Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BCE. The area covered by the kingdom is now located in the region of present-day Iraq, eastern Turkey and northern Syria.
| Reign | Name | Kings of Sumer Sumer Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age.... and Akkad Akkad The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.... | |
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| 2334 or 2371 to 2279 BCE or 2315 | Sargon Sargon of Akkad Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "the Great King" , was an Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BC. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, Sargon reigned in the last quarter of the third millennium BC... (Sharrum-Kin Sargon of Akkad Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "the Great King" , was an Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BC. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, Sargon reigned in the last quarter of the third millennium BC... ) |
Formerly King of Kish | |
| 2278 or 2315 to 2270 BCE or 2306 | Rimush Rimush Rimush was the second king of the Akkadian Empire. He was the son of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum. He was succeeded by his brother Manishtushu and was an uncle of Naram-Sin of Akkad.... |
Murdered? | |
| 2269 or 2306 to 2255 BCE or 2291 | Manishtushu Manishtushu Manishtushu was a king of the Akkadian Empire from 2276 to 2261 BC. His name is also spelled as Maništušu.- Biography :Manishtushu was the son of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum, brother of En-hedu-ana and the father of Naram-Sin... |
Assassinated | |
| 2254 or 2291 to 2218 BCE or 2254 | Naram-Sin | Traditionally reigned for 75 years | |
| 2217 or 2254 to 2193 BCE or 2230 | Shar-Kali-Sharri Shar-Kali-Sharri Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire.According to the Sumerian king list, he was the son of Naram-sin and reigned for 25 years - around 2100 BC... |
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| 2192 or 2230 to 2169 BCE or 2226 | Interregnum Interregnum An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order... |
Anarchy following Guti Guti Guti may refer to:*Jose María Gutiérrez Hernández, usually known as Guti, Spanish footballer.*The Gutian people, founders of the Gutian dynasty of Sumer*A people of Scandia mentioned by Ptolemy ; in later Latin known as Gutones and Gothi.... invasion |
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| c.2189 to c.2189 BCE | Igigi Igigi Igigi was a term used to refer to the gods of heaven in Sumerian mythology. Though sometimes synonymous with the term "Annunaki," in one myth the Igigi were the younger gods who were servants of the Annunaki, until they rebelled and were replaced by the creation of humans.- Atrahasis :Sumerian... |
Omitted from some lists | |
| c.2189 to c.2189 BCE | Nanum | Omitted from some lists | |
| c.2188 to c.2188 BCE | Emi Emi is a very common feminine Japanese given name and is occasionally used as a surname.-Possible writings:Emi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:as a given name*恵美, "blessing, beauty"*絵美, "picture, beauty"*映見, "reflect, look"... |
Omitted from some lists | |
| c.2187 to c.2187 BCE | Elulu Elulu Elulu is listed as the third king of the first dynasty of Ur on the Sumerian king list, which states he reigned for 25 years.One early inscription for an "Elulu , king of Ur" was found at nearby Eridu, stating that this king had built up the abzu ziggurat for Enki... |
A Gutian; omitted from some lists | |
| c.2186 to c.2168 BCE | Dudu Dudu (king) Dudu was a king of Akkad who reigned for 21 years. He became king and ended the period of relative anarchy that had followed the death of Shar-Kali-Sharri. He was succeeded by his son Shu-turul.-See also:*History of Sumer... |
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| 2168 to 2154 BCE | Shu-Turul Shu-turul Shu-turul was a king of Akkad from ca. 2233 to 2218 BC. He was preceded by his father Dudu. He was the last king of Akkad according to the Sumerian king list. Akkad was conquered and the capital was moved back to Uruk at the end of his reign.... (Shadural Shu-turul Shu-turul was a king of Akkad from ca. 2233 to 2218 BC. He was preceded by his father Dudu. He was the last king of Akkad according to the Sumerian king list. Akkad was conquered and the capital was moved back to Uruk at the end of his reign.... ; Shu-Durul Shu-turul Shu-turul was a king of Akkad from ca. 2233 to 2218 BC. He was preceded by his father Dudu. He was the last king of Akkad according to the Sumerian king list. Akkad was conquered and the capital was moved back to Uruk at the end of his reign.... ) |
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| Kings of Sumer Sumer Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age.... and Akkad Akkad The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.... in Uruk Uruk Uruk was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the ancient dry former channel of the Euphrates River, some 30 km east of modern As-Samawah, Al-Muthannā, Iraq.Uruk gave its name to the Uruk... |
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| c.2120 BCE to c.2113 BCE | Uthegal | Deposed; omitted from some lists | |
| Kings of Sumer Sumer Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age.... and Akkad Akkad The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.... in Ur Ur Ur was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate... |
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| c.2113 BCE to c.2096 BCE | Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu founded the Sumerian 3rd dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule... , King of Summer and Akkad |
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| c.2095 BCE to c.2049 BCE | Shulgi Shulgi Shulgi of Urim was the second king of the "Sumerian Renaissance". He reigned for 48 years, dated to 2029 BCE–1982 BCE... |
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| c.2048 BCE to c.2039 BCE | Amar-Sin Amar-Sin Amar-Sin was the third ruler of the Ur III Dynasty. He succeeded his father Shulgi .Year-names are known for all 9 years of his reign... (Bursin) |
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| c.2038 BCE to c.2030 BCE | Shu-Sin Shu-Sin Shu-sin was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the penultimate king of the Ur III dynasty. He succeeded his brother Amar-Sin, and reigned circa 1972-1964 BC.... |
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| c.2030 BCE to c.2022 BCE | Ibbi-Sin Ibbi-Sin Ibbi-Sin, son of Shu-Sin, was king of Sumer and Akkad and last king of the Ur III dynasty, and reigned circa 1963 BC-1940 BC . During his reign, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by Amorites... |
Taken captive by Elamites c.2005; fate unknown | |
| c.2022 BCE | Amorite Amorite Amorite refers to an ancient Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia from the 21st Century BC... invasion ended the empire |
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