Akkadian Empire

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The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state, traditionally considered the world’s first empire, that unified various Sumerian and Semitic-speaking cities under a centralized rule in the late 3rd millennium BCE.

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Akkadian Empire canonical 28
Akkadian Empire period 2
Akkadian dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age state
Mesopotamian polity
ancient empire
capital Agade
Akkad
continent Asia
country Iran (western, modern territory)
linked to: western Iran

Iraq (modern territory)
linked to: Iraq

Syria (modern territory)
linked to: Syria

Turkey (southeastern, modern territory)
linked to: eastern Turkey
culturalInfluenceOn Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria

Babylonian Empire
currency silver by weight
endTime c. 2154 BCE
late 22nd century BCE
ethnicGroup Akkadians
Sumerians
linked to: Sumer
firstRuler Sargon of Akkad
followedBy Gutian rule in Sumer
Third Dynasty of Ur
foundedBy Sargon of Akkad
governmentType centralized monarchy
territorial empire
hasLegacy imperial model for later Mesopotamian states
knownFor being one of the world’s first empires
early imperial administration
unification of Sumerian and Semitic-speaking regions
use of Akkadian as a diplomatic language
language Akkadian language
linked to: Akkadian

Sumerian language
legalSystem royal edicts and decrees
locatedIn Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
militaryConflict campaigns against Elam
campaigns in the Levant
conflicts with the Gutians
conquests in Sumer
notableRuler Manishtushu
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Rimush
Sargon of Akkad
Shar-kali-sharri
linked to: Shar-Kali-Sharri
partOf Ancient Near East history
precededBy Kish (city-state)
linked to: Kish

Lagash (city-state)
linked to: Lagash

Sumerian city-states
Uruk (city-state)
linked to: Uruk
religion Mesopotamian religion
startTime c. 2334 BCE
late 24th century BCE
writingSystem cuneiform

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Akkad partOf Akkadian Empire
Nippur flourishedDuring Akkadian Empire
Ur laterControlledBy Akkadian Empire
King of the Four Corners of the World timeOfFirstKnownUse Akkadian Empire period
linked to: Akkadian Empire
Sippar flourishedDuring Akkadian Empire
Al-Furāt associatedWith Akkadian Empire
Akkadians foundedEmpire Akkadian Empire
Upper Mesopotamia historicallyRuledBy Akkadian Empire
Ancient Near East importantEmpires Akkadian Empire
Northern Babylonia associatedWithState Akkadian Empire
subject linked to: northern Babylonia
Sumerian literature locatedInTime Akkadian Empire period
linked to: Akkadian Empire
Early Dynastic period followedBy Akkadian Empire
Ur III period follows Akkadian Empire
Ziggurat of Enlil associatedWith Akkadian Empire
subject linked to: ziggurat of Enlil
Umma laterControlledBy Akkadian Empire
Sumerian religion flourishedDuring Akkadian Empire
Ur III dynasty follows Akkadian Empire
Ur III dynasty precededBy Akkadian Empire
Sargon of Akkad countryRuled Akkadian Empire
Sargon of Akkad founded Akkadian Empire
Sargon of Akkad dynasty Akkadian dynasty
linked to: Akkadian Empire
Naram-Sin of Akkad reignOver Akkadian Empire
Naram-Sin of Akkad country Akkadian Empire
Lower Mesopotamia wasCenterOf Akkadian Empire
Fertile Crescent associatedWith Akkadian Empire
Elamite kingdom of Anshan interactedWith Akkadian Empire
Old Elamite period sharesBorderWith Akkadian Empire
Old Elamite period interactsWith Akkadian Empire
Elamite period neighborOf Akkadian Empire