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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instanceOf historical period
appliesToJurisdiction Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
chronologicalPlacement 3rd millennium BCE
country Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED
endTime 22nd century BCE
c. 2154 BCE
fieldOfWork imperialism
state formation
followedBy Neo-Sumerian period NERFINISHED
Ur III period NERFINISHED
follows Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED
hasCapital Agade NERFINISHED
Akkad NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
reign of Naram-Sin NERFINISHED
reign of Rimush
reign of Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED
reign of Shar-kali-sharri
languageUsed Akkadian NERFINISHED
Sumerian NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
mainSubject Akkadian kings
Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED
partOf Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED
Bronze Age Near East NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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Early Dynastic period followedBy Sargonic period