Erbil
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Was a Mesopotamian city-state in actual Iraq.
Establishment
January 2999 BC: Erbil was a Sumerian state from ca. 3000 BC.
Chronology
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Was the military compaign against Ur of Lugal-Anne-Mundu, king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer.
January 2499 BC: Lugal-Anne-Mundu (king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer) subjugated the "Four Quarters of the world" (the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains). His empire is said to have included the provinces of Elam, Marhashi, Gutium, Subartu, the "Cedar Mountain land" (Lebanon), Amurru or Martu, "Sutium" and the "Mountain of E-anna".
January 2459 BC: Following the death of Adab King Lugal-Anne-Mundu, his Empire collapsed and most of the subjected cities regained their independence.
The military campaign of Sargon of Akkad resulted in the conquest of most of the Sumerian polities. Sargon's state is sometimes identified as the first empire in recorded history.
January 2299 BC: Erbil was conquered by the Akkadian Empire.
Disestablishment
January 2299 BC: Erbil was conquered by the Akkadian Empire.
Selected Sources
Kopanias, K. / MacGinnis, J. (2013): The Archaeology of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Adjacent Regions, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, p.1
New York Times Encyclopedic Almanac, New York Times, Book & Educational Division., 1970, p. 564
RIME 1.01.08.01 composite (P450160). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved on 29 March 2024 on https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?layout=full&id=P450160
