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Sumuabum
Sumuabum was an Amorite chieftain who founded the First Dynasty of Babylon around 1894 BCE. According to the Babylonian Empire profile, he declared independence and began building a defensive wall around the city. He was the first of the rulers who built Babylon into a regional power.
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