Babylon - Amorite rule in Babylon began

Time: 19th Century BC

Place: Near East

Details: According to a Babylonian date list, Amorite rule in Babylon began (c. 19th or 18th century BC) with a chieftain named Sumu-abum, who declared independence from the neighboring city-state of Kazallu.

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