Shamshi-Adad I of Assyria, another Amorite, is…
1833 BCE to 1822 BCE
Shamshi-Adad I of Assyria, another Amorite, is he most powerful ruler in Mesopotamia immediately preceding the rise of Hammurabi of Babylon.
His father Ila-kabkabu ruled a kingdom on the borders of Mari and was an Amorite.
Upon his father's death, the kingdom was inherited by another brother, leaving Shamshi-Adad to build his own from scratch.
He first conquers Shekhna and renames the city Shubat-Enlil.
The modern name of the site is Tell Leilan.
He then seizes the fortress Ekallatum on the left bank of the Tigris.
This is accomplished only on the second try: a first attempt failed, after which Shamshi-Adad fled to Babylon.
He returned eventually and was successful.
This conquest makes it possible for him to control the city-state of Assur, which is a flourishing city that trades heavily with Anatolia.
He puts his first son, Ishme-Dagan I, on the throne of Ekallatum and continues his expansion.
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