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Hammurabi

r. c. 1792–1750 BCE · 18th century BCE

Hammurabi was a king of Babylon who reigned c. 1792–1750 BCE and built the Babylonian Empire across Mesopotamia. He defeated a coalition including Elam in 1764 BCE and went on to conquer rival states. He is best known for the Code of Hammurabi, one of the most complete surviving legal codes of the ancient world, which influenced later traditions.

Hammurabi — Image: Mbzt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Babylonian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary Chaldean EmpireGovernance Elamite ConfederationMilitary, Governance, Impact Neo-Sumerian EmpireImpact MariMilitary, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary DilmunDecline AkkadianGrammar, Speakers, Literature, Legacy, Summary SumerianLiterature

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Kish Mari Tuttul Eshnunna Larsa Der Sukkalmah dynasty Malgium Kazallu Kahat Kingdom of Karana Kingdom of Andarigand 4 more

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hammurabi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hammurabi
MLA: “Hammurabi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hammurabi. Accessed .
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