Samsu-iluna
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Samsu-iluna was a king of Babylon in the 18th century BCE, known for inheriting and struggling to maintain the vast empire established by his father Hammurabi.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Babylon
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Lower Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | decline of Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule | 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | Old Babylonian kings list ⓘ |
| chronologySystem |
Middle Chronology
ⓘ
Short Chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Sealand Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Old Babylonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | First Dynasty of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Amorite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hammurabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
economic tablets ⓘ royal year names ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherLanguageRegion | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inheriting the empire of Hammurabi
ⓘ
internal revolts during his reign ⓘ loss of territories gained by Hammurabi ⓘ struggling to maintain Babylonian hegemony ⓘ |
| policy |
fortification of Babylon
ⓘ
suppression of revolts ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hammurabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1712 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1750 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Amorite dynasty of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalStyle | King of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Abi-eshuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorRelation | Abi-eshuh was his son ⓘ |
| successorStateInSouth | First Sealand Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl | Babylonian heartland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialLosses | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| title |
King of Sumer and Akkad
ⓘ
King of the Four Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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