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The First Babylonian Empire, or Old Babylonian Empire, is dated to c. 1894 BC - c. 1595 BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur. It was located in modern-day Iraq.
Establishment
January 1893 BC: The First Babylonian Empire, or Old Babylonian Empire, emerged c. 1894 BC - c. 1595 BC.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Military campaigns of Sin-Muballit, King of Babylon.
January 1791 BC: By the end of the reign of Babylonian King Sin-Muballit, he had conquered Dilbat, Sippar, Kish, and Borsippa.
Military campaigns of Babylonian King Hammurabi.
January 1763 BC: Kurda became a vassal of Babylon
January 1762 BC: Babylonia King Hammurabi gained control of the entirety of the lower Mesopotamian plain by c. 1763 BC.
January 1759 BC: The Babylonian armies conquered the states of northern Mesopotamia..
2.1.Hammurabi's Conquest on Larsa
Military campaign of Babylonian King Hammurabi against Larsa.
January 1762 BC: The forces of Babylonian King Hammurabi conquered Larsa after a six-month siege.
2.2.Elamite attack on Babylon
The Kingdom of Elam invaded the Kingdom of Babylon.
February 1762 BC: In order to consolidate its position, Elam tried to start a war between Hammurabi's Babylonian Kingdom and the Kingdom of Larsa.
February 1762 BC: In order to consolidate its position, Elam tried to start a war between Hammurabi's Babylonian kingdom and the kingdom of Larsa.
March 1762 BC: Hammurabi and the King of Larsa made an alliance and were able to crush the Elamites.
2.3.Hammurabi's invasion of Elam
After defeating the invading Elamites, Babylon invaded Elam.
January 1761 BC: In 1763/1762 BC, Hammurabi invaded and annexed the city of Eshnunna.
2.4.Hammurabi's Conquests in the North
Military campaign of Babylonian King Hammurabi in northern Mesopotamia.
January 1759 BC: The Babylonian armies conquered the remaining northern states of Mesopotamia, including Babylon's former ally Mari.
Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad I.
January 1740 BC: Assyrian conquest of Mari.
January 1726 BC: The Assyrian Empire re-emerged around 1727 BC.
January 1720 BC: Expansion of the Assyran Empire by c. 1721 BC.
Military campaigns of Hittite King Hattusili I.
January 1650 BC: Labarna founded the Hittite Kingdom ca. 1650 BC. He renamed himself Hattusili I (meaning "the man of Hattusa") and established his capital city at Hattusa.
Military campaigns of Hittite King Mursili I.
January 1595 BC: Hittite King Mursili Ied an unprecedented march of 2,000 km south into the heart of Mesopotamia, where in 1595 BC he sacked the city of Babylon.
February 1595 BC: Hittite King Mursili Ied an unprecedented march of 2,000 km south into the heart of Mesopotamia, where in 1595 BC he sacked the city of Babylon.
January 1880 BC: The first known king of the First Babylonian Empire, Sumuabum, expanded the Babylonian territory by conquering Dilbat and Kish.
January 1751 BC: Territorial acquisitions of Yamhad until 1752 BC.
January 1735 BC: The three Amorite kings succeeding Ishme-Dagan I of Assyria were vassals and dependent on the Babylonians during the reign of Hammurabi.
January 1727 BC: Apum came to an end after the invasion of the Babylonian king Samsu-Iluna in 1728 BC.
January 1680 BC: The successors of Assyrian King Shamshi-Adad I eventually lost most of his domain. Assyria was reduced to the cities of Assur and Ekallatum.
January 1599 BC: Beth-Nahrin was an Aramaic kingdom established in the Harran region around 1600 BC.
Disestablishment
January 1594 BC: The Kassites were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1595 BC.
Selected Sources
Broad, William J. "It Swallowed a Civilization. " New York Times, D1. 21 October 2003.
Bryce, Trevor (2016). Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. pp. 8–10
Cline, Eric H. (2021). "Of Arms and the Man". 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed. Princeton University Press. p. 32
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