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Shimashki dynasty

Also known as Shimashki

The Shimashki dynasty was a line of rulers from the Iranian highlands who dominated Elam around the end of the third millennium BCE. Its king Kindattu captured Ur around 2004 BCE and took the last ruler of the Third Dynasty of Ur captive. Accounts of the Elamite Confederation treat this as ending Mesopotamian hegemony over Elam.

Shimashki dynasty
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shimashki dynasty. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shimashki-dynasty
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The Epoch Institute. “Shimashki dynasty.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shimashki-dynasty.
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