Sargon

(noun)

The first king of the Akkadians. He conquered many of the surrounding regions to establish the massive multilingual empire.

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Examples of Sargon in the following topics:

  • The Akkadian Empire

    • The Akkadian Empire flourished in the 24th and 22nd centuries BCE, ruled by Sargon and Naram-Sin.
    • Its founder was Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BCE).
    • Displacing Ur-Zababa, Sargon was crowned king and began a career of foreign conquest.
    • Sargon managed to crush his opposition even in old age.
    • Bronze head of a king, most likely Sargon of Akkad but possibly Naram-Sin.

  • Akkadian Government, Culture, and Economy

    • Under Sargon, the ensis generally retained their positions, but were seen more as provincial governors.
    • With Naram-Sin, Sargon's grandson, titular honors went even further than they did with Sargon.
    • Both Sargon and Naram-Sin maintained control of the country by installing various members of their family in important positions around the empire.
    • Clay seals that took the place of stamps bore the names of Sargon and his son.
    • The earliest "year names" -whereby each year of a king's reign was named after a significant event performed by that king - date from the reign of Sargon as well.

  • Ur

    • Between the 24th and 22nd century BCE, Ur was controlled by Sargon the Great, of the Akkadian Empire.

  • Babylon

    • Conflicts between the Amorites (Western Semitic nomads) and the Assyrians continued until Sargon I (1920-1881 BCE) succeeded as king in Assyria and withdrew Assyria from the region, leaving the Amorites in control (the Amorite period).

  • The Assyrians

    • In the late 24th century BCE, Assyrian kings were regional leaders under Sargon of Akkad, who united all the Akkadian Semites and Sumerian-speaking peoples of Mesopotamia under the Akkadian Empire (c. 2334 BC-2154 BCE).

  • Nubia

    • Piye was defeated by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser V and then his successor Sargon II in the 720s BCE.