Akkadian Empire

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Bronze Age state Mesopotamian polity ancient empire

The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state, traditionally considered the world’s first empire, that unified various Sumerian and Semitic-speaking cities under a centralized rule in the late 3rd millennium BCE.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Akkadian Empire canonical	28
Akkadian Empire period	2
Akkadian dynasty	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bronze Age state ⓘ Mesopotamian polity ⓘ ancient empire ⓘ
capital	Agade ⓘ Akkad ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	western Iran ⓘ surface form: Iran (western, modern territory) Iraq ⓘ surface form: Iraq (modern territory) Syria ⓘ surface form: Syria (modern territory) eastern Turkey ⓘ surface form: Turkey (southeastern, modern territory)
culturalInfluenceOn	Assyria ⓘ surface form: Assyrian Empire Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ surface form: Babylonian Empire
currency	silver by weight ⓘ
endTime	c. 2154 BCE ⓘ late 22nd century BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Akkadians ⓘ Sumer ⓘ surface form: Sumerians
firstRuler	Sargon of Akkad ⓘ
followedBy	Gutian rule in Sumer ⓘ Third Dynasty of Ur period ⓘ surface form: Third Dynasty of Ur
foundedBy	Sargon of Akkad ⓘ
governmentType	centralized monarchy ⓘ territorial empire ⓘ
hasLegacy	imperial model for later Mesopotamian states ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the world’s first empires ⓘ early imperial administration ⓘ unification of Sumerian and Semitic-speaking regions ⓘ use of Akkadian as a diplomatic language ⓘ
language	Akkadian ⓘ surface form: Akkadian language Sumerian language ⓘ
legalSystem	royal edicts and decrees ⓘ
locatedIn	Fertile Crescent ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
militaryConflict	campaigns against Elam ⓘ campaigns in the Levant ⓘ conflicts with the Gutians ⓘ conquests in Sumer ⓘ
notableRuler	Manishtushu ⓘ Naram-Sin of Akkad ⓘ Rimush ⓘ Sargon of Akkad ⓘ Shar-Kali-Sharri ⓘ surface form: Shar-kali-sharri
partOf	Ancient Near East history ⓘ
precededBy	Kish ⓘ surface form: Kish (city-state) Lagash ⓘ surface form: Lagash (city-state) Sumerian city-states ⓘ Uruk ⓘ surface form: Uruk (city-state)
religion	Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
startTime	c. 2334 BCE ⓘ late 24th century BCE ⓘ
writingSystem	cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akkad → partOf → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Nippur → flourishedDuring → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Ur → laterControlledBy → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

King of the Four Corners of the World → timeOfFirstKnownUse → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akkadian Empire period

Tigris–Euphrates river system → supportedCivilization → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sippar → flourishedDuring → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Al-Furāt → associatedWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Akkadians → foundedEmpire → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Upper Mesopotamia → historicallyRuledBy → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Ancient Near East → importantEmpires → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

northern Babylonia → associatedWithState → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Babylonia

Sumerian literature → locatedInTime → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akkadian Empire period

Early Dynastic period → followedBy → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Ur III period → follows → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

ziggurat of Enlil → associatedWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Ziggurat of Enlil

Umma → laterControlledBy → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sumerian religion → flourishedDuring → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Ur III dynasty → follows → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Ur III dynasty → precededBy → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sargon of Akkad → countryRuled → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sargon of Akkad → founded → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sargon of Akkad → dynasty → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akkadian dynasty

Naram-Sin of Akkad → reignOver → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Naram-Sin of Akkad → country → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Lower Mesopotamia → wasCenterOf → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Fertile Crescent → associatedWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Elamite kingdom of Anshan → interactedWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Sulaymaniyah Museum → hasCollectionFromPeriod → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Old Elamite period → sharesBorderWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Old Elamite period → interactsWith → Akkadian Empire ⓘ

Elamite period → neighborOf → Akkadian Empire ⓘ