Assyria - First fully urbanized independent king of Assyria

Time: 2080 BC

Place: Mesopotamia (Present-Day Iraq)

Details: Ushpia (2080 BC) appears to have been the first fully urbanized independent king of Assyria and is traditionally held to have dedicated temples to the god Ashur in the city of the same name.

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