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Shar-Kali-Sharri

d. c. 2193 BCE · 23rd century BCE

Shar-Kali-Sharri was the last powerful king of the Akkadian Empire and a son of Naram-Sin. His reign saw growing pressure from the Gutians and other enemies and internal revolts. Accounts of the Akkadian Empire place his death, c. 2193 BCE, at the start of the chaos that ended the empire.

Shar-Kali-Sharri
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shar-Kali-Sharri. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shar-kali-sharri
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