Sargonic period

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The Sargonic period was the era of the Akkadian Empire under Sargon of Akkad and his successors, marked by the first large-scale territorial state in Mesopotamian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
appliesToJurisdiction Mesopotamia
chronologicalPlacement 3rd millennium BCE
country Akkadian Empire
endTime 22nd century BCE
c. 2154 BCE
fieldOfWork imperialism
state formation
followedBy Neo-Sumerian period
Ur III period
follows Early Dynastic period
hasCapital Agade
Akkad
hasCharacteristic Akkadian as a language of administration
centralized kingship
first large-scale territorial state in Mesopotamia
imperial administration
long-distance trade
military expansion
royal deification
royal inscriptions in Akkadian
standardized bureaucracy
state-sponsored religion
hasEffect development of imperial administration models
spread of Akkadian culture
hasPart reign of Manishtushu
linked to: Manishtushu

reign of Naram-Sin
linked to: Naram-Sin of Akkad

reign of Rimush
reign of Sargon of Akkad
linked to: Akkadian dynasty

reign of Shar-kali-sharri
languageUsed Akkadian
Sumerian
linked to: Sumerian language
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mesopotamia
mainSubject Akkadian kings
Sargon of Akkad
namedAfter Sargon of Akkad
partOf Akkadian Empire
Bronze Age Near East
history of Mesopotamia
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
significantEvent collapse of the Akkadian Empire
conquests of Sargon of Akkad
reign of Naram-Sin
startTime 24th century BCE
c. 2334 BCE
studiedBy Assyriology
Near Eastern archaeology

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Early Dynastic period followedBy Sargonic period