Rimush

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Rimush was an Akkadian king of the 23rd century BCE, known for consolidating and brutally defending the empire established by his father, Sargon of Akkad.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rimush canonical 8
reign of Rimush 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akkadian king ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
assertedControlOver Elam ⓘ
Sumer ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Enlil ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
campaign campaign against Elamite city Awan ⓘ
campaign against Elamite city Susa ⓘ
capital Akkad ⓘ
conflict campaigns in Elam ⓘ
rebellion of Adab ⓘ
rebellion of Kish ⓘ
rebellion of Umma ⓘ
rebellion of Ur ⓘ
rebellions in Sumer ⓘ
country Akkadian Empire ⓘ
culture Akkadian ⓘ
deathCause possible palace conspiracy ⓘ
deathPlace Akkad ⓘ
dynasty Akkadian dynasty ⓘ
era Early Bronze Age ⓘ
father Sargon of Akkad ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasEvidence foundation nails ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ
votive objects ⓘ
historicalReputation harsh and ruthless ruler ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ
Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ
knownFor brutal suppression of revolts ⓘ
inscriptions boasting of large enemy casualties ⓘ
language Akkadian language ⓘ
linked to: Akkadian
notableFor consolidation of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ
military campaigns against rebellious cities ⓘ
placeOfBirth Akkad ⓘ
politicalRole consolidator of Sargon’s empire ⓘ
predecessor Sargon of Akkad ⓘ
region Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignEnd c. 2270 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 2278 BCE ⓘ
religion Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
sibling Enheduanna ⓘ
Manishtushu ⓘ
successor Manishtushu ⓘ
timePeriod 23rd century BCE ⓘ
title King of Akkad ⓘ
King of Kish ⓘ
linked to: Lugal Kish

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akkadians → notableRuler → Rimush ⓘ
Sargon of Akkad → successor → Rimush ⓘ
Manishtushu → sibling → Rimush ⓘ
Manishtushu → predecessor → Rimush ⓘ
Akkadian period → hasRuler → Rimush ⓘ
Sargonic dynasty → hasPart → reign of Rimush ⓘ
linked to: Rimush
Agade → associatedWithRuler → Rimush ⓘ