Sargon
First empire builder
Sargon was an Akkadian king who ruled Mesopotamia around 2300 BCE, credited as the first empire-builder in recorded history.
He unified Sumerian city-states and established the Akkadian Empire.
The name has been adopted by later rulers and appears in discussions of ancient Near Eastern history: Sargon of Akkad founded the world's first empire.
Ancient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- TigrisWestern Asian river
Sumer · Ur · city-state · ziggurat · Babylon · Assyria · Nineveh · Ishtar
Domain under unified control
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- expansionIncrease in scope
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- battleArmed military engagement
warfare · campaign · territory · siege · invasion · subjugation · domination · hegemony
Akkadian
Ancient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
Tigris · Sumer · Ur · city-state · ziggurat · Babylon · Assyria · Nineveh · Ishtar · Anu
empire
Domain under unified control
battle · warfare · campaign · territory · siege · invasion · subjugation · domination · hegemony · military
epic
Impressively grand in scope
narrative · chronicle · tradition · basket · river · foundling · oracle · prophecy · chosen · rise
dynasty
Successive family rulers
sovereign · palace · court · succession · steward · cupbearer · administration · governor · taxation · decree
SargonCyrus the Great
First Achaemenid emperor
Ramesses II · Pharaoh · Khufu · Darius · Hatshepsut