Annexation of Mari
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Assyrian ruler Shamshi-Adad I conquered the Kingdom of Mari.
Chronology
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January 1794 BC: King Yahdun-Lim of Mari was assassinated by his own servants. The heir to the throne of Mari, Zimri-Lim, was forced to flee to Yamhad. Assyrian King Shamshi-Adad I seized the opportunity and occupied Mari. He placed his sons (Ishme-Dagan I and Yasmah-Adad) in key geographical locations and gave them responsibility to look over those areas. Shamshi-Adad I put his eldest son (Ishme-Dagan I) on the throne of Ekallatum, while Shamshi-Adad I remained in Šubat-Enlil. Shamshi-Adad I put his second son, Yasmah-Adad, on the throne in Mari. With the annexation of Mari, Shamshi-Adad I had carved out a large empire encompassing much of Syria, Anatolia, and the whole of Upper Mesopotamia. Shamshi-Adad I proclaimed himself as "King of All".
