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Name: Gutian Kingdom

Type: Polity

Start: 2198 BC

End: 2119 BC

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The Gutian people destroyed the Akkadian Empire and created a Kingdom in Sumer (southern Iraq).

Establishment


  • January 2198 BC: Under the weak reigns of Akkadian King Naram-Sin's successors, the Gutei took advantage of the dynastic struggles, defeated the Akkadian army and destroyed the capital Agade, taking possession of northern Mesopotamia.
  • Chronology


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    1. Fall of the Gutian dynasty


    Fall of the Gutians, a dynasty that ruled over Mesopotamia.

  • January 2118 BC: The last Gutian King, Tirigan, was defeated by king Utukhegal who founded the Neo-Sumerian Empire.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 2182 BC: The Elamite forces left Ur and its surrounding regions after ca. 20 years of occupation.

  • January 2153 BC: Between about 2154 BC and 2112 BC, Assyria was again an independent territory.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 2118 BC: The last Gutian King, Tirigan, was defeated by king Utukhegal who founded the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
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