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Sargon of Akkad (c.2354-2279)

 


Sargon was the king of ancient Akkad (reign: roughly 2334-2279 BC) and is not to be mixed up with Sargon I, who ruled around 1850 BC.

Sargon's capital was located in the ancient city of Agade, in search of which archaeologists are still digging as we speak.

 

The Tale

According to ancient popular tale, Sargon had a little bit of Moses in him. He was picked up while sailing down in a basket on one of them rivers.

A gardener brought him up, the gods smiled upon him, and hence Sargon got the job of cupbearer in the household of the king of Kish, Ur-Zababa.

 

Sargon's Military Success

The big breakthrough came when Sargon took the major player in Mesopotamia at the time, Lugalzagesi, prisoner. Lugalzagesi was originally the king of Umma, but went on to conquer all of southern Mesopotamia.

Sargon thus became the new ruler over Lugalzagesi's domain. And he wouldn't stop there. Extending his reign into all possible directions, Sargon became known as one of the first rulers in history to create an empire.

Although he was not quite able to hold it all together, he still left a considerable legacy behind, and two future Assyrian kings were named after him, Sargon I, and  Sargon II.

 

Here is the index of the Governments of Sumer, Sargon's dynasty being part of it.

And here is more on the ancient Akkadians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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