Samsu-Ditana
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Samsu-Ditana was the King of Babylon
, who reigned from 1626 BC to 1595 BC.
Samsu-Ditana is the last king of the First Babylonian Dynasty
. After the Hittite
army under Mursilis I invaded Babylon, he was overthrown.
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
, who reigned from 1626 BC to 1595 BC.
Samsu-Ditana is the last king of the First Babylonian Dynasty
First Babylonian Dynasty
The chronology of the first dynasty of Babylonia is debated as there is a Babylonian King List A and a Babylonian King List B. In this chronology, the regnal years of List A are used due to their wide usage...
. After the Hittite
Hittites
The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...
army under Mursilis I invaded Babylon, he was overthrown.