Mursili I captured Mari and Babylonia
Time: 1595 BC
Place: Iraq and Syria
Details: On Hattusili I's deathbed, he chose his grandson, Mursili I (or Murshilish I), as his heir. In 1595 BC, Mursili I conducted a great raid down the Euphrates River, bypassing Assyria, and captured Mari and Babylonia, ejecting the Amorite founders of the Babylonian state in the process. However, internal dissension forced a withdrawal of troops to the Hittite homelands.
‹ Earlier in historyBabylon was renamed Karanduniash1595 BCLater in history ›Babylon was sacked Kassites1595 BC
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