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Amar-Sin's campaign against Huhnuri
Amar-Suen's campaign against Huhnuri was a military expedition by the Ur III king Amar-Sin against Huhnuri, a stronghold between Susa and Anshan, around 2042–2036 BC.
Amar-Sin's campaign against Urbilum
Amar-Sin's campaign against Urbilum was a military expedition by Amar-Sin, king of the Ur III dynasty, against the city of Urbilum, identified with Erbil, around 2045 BCE.
Battle between Utu-hengal and Tirigan
The battle between Utu-hengal and Tirigan was the campaign in which Utu-hegal, king of Uruk, defeated Tirigan, last king of the Gutians, in southern Mesopotamia around 2120 BC.
Campaign of Shar-Kali-Sharri against the Elamites
The campaign of Shar-Kali-Sharri against the Elamites was a battle in which the Akkadian king Shar-Kali-Sharri defeated an invading force of Elam and Zahara at Akshak, in the Diyala region, during his reign of 2217–2193 BC.
Campaigns of Rimush against Magan and Elam
The campaigns of Rimush against Magan and Elam were the eastern military expeditions of Rimush, second king of the Akkadian Empire, who reigned from 2278 to 2270 BC.
Great Revolt against Naram-Sin
The Great Revolt against Naram-Sin, also called the Great Rebellion against Naram-Sin, was an uprising of Sumerian cities crushed by the Akkadian king in nine battles.
Gudea's building of the Eninnu temple
Gudea's building of the Eninnu was the construction of the temple of Ningirsu at Girsu by Gudea, ruler of Lagash, in the late 22nd century BC.
Gudea's building program at Lagash
Gudea's building program at Lagash was the extensive temple building and restoration by Gudea, ruler of Lagash, c. 2144–2124 BC, centering on the Eninnu temple of Ningirsu at Girsu.
Gutian conquest of Akkad
The Gutian conquest of Akkad, also called the Gutian capture of Akkad, was the takeover of southern Mesopotamia by Gutians from the Zagros Mountains at the end of the Akkadian Empire.
Ibbi-Sin's campaigns against the Amorites
Ibbi-Sin's campaigns against the Amorites were military expeditions of the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, attested in his second regnal year by a ration tablet.
Manishtushu's campaign against Anshan and Shirihum
Manishtushu's campaign against Anshan and Shirihum was a military expedition of Manishtushu, king of Akkad, against Anshan, the highland capital of Elam, in the later 23rd century BC.
Manishtushu's campaign against Magan
Manishtushu's campaign against Magan was a seaborne expedition of c. 2270 BC in which Manishtushu, third king of Akkad, crossed the Persian Gulf and defeated a coalition of thirty-two kings.
Naram-Sin's campaign against Ebla
Naram-Sin's campaign against Ebla was an Akkadian military expedition led by Naram-Sin of Akkad against the Syrian cities of Armanum and Ebla, known from his royal inscriptions.
Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan
Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan was a maritime expedition of the Akkadian Empire, in which Naram-Sin crossed the Persian Gulf and conquered Magan around 2250 BC.
Pax Sumerica
Pax Sumerica refers to the stability and centralized order of the Third Dynasty of Ur, which ruled southern Mesopotamia from about 2112 to 2004 BC and left one of antiquity's best-documented records.
Rimush's campaigns against the Sumerian revolts
Rimush's campaigns against the Sumerian revolts were the military suppression of revolting southern Mesopotamian cities, including Ur, Umma, and Lagash, by Rimush, son of Sargon of Akkad, around 2278–2270 BC.
Sack of Ur (c. 2004 BC)
The sack of Ur, also called the Elamite raid on Ur, was the capture and destruction of Ur by Elamite forces around 2004 BC, ending the Ur III empire.
Sargon of Akkad's campaign against Elam
Sargon of Akkad's campaign against Elam was a military expedition of about 2300 BC in which Sargon claimed victory over Elam and Baraḫši and captured the Elamite king Luḫ-iššan.
Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Sumer
Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Sumer was a series of campaigns, c. 2334–2316 BC, by which Sargon defeated Lugalzagesi of Uruk and united Sumer under Akkadian rule.
Shar-Kali-Sharri's campaign against the Gutians
Shar-Kali-Sharri's campaign against the Gutians was an Akkadian military expedition against the Zagros highlanders, recorded in year names claiming the capture of their king Sharlak ca. 2217–2193 BC.
Shu-Sin's campaign against Shimashki
Shu-Sin's campaign against Shimashki was a military operation by Shu-Sin, king of Ur, in the eastern Zagros–Elam zone in his 7th regnal year, recorded in year names and statue inscriptions.
Shulgi's calendar reform
Shulgi's calendar reform was the promotion of a unified, Nippur-based month-name calendar across the Ur III state during the 48-year reign of Shulgi of Ur, c. 2094–2047 BC.
Shulgi's campaigns against Anshan
Shulgi's campaign against Anshan was a military expedition by Shulgi of Ur against the Elamite polity of Anshan, attested by his year name for regnal year 34.
Shulgi's campaigns against Shimashki
Shulgi's campaigns against Shimashki were the expeditions of Shulgi, second king of Ur's Third Dynasty, against Kimaš, Ḫurti, and Šimaški in the Zagros mountains of western Iran around 2047 BCE.
Shulgi's road and station system reform
Shulgi's road and station system reform reorganized the highways of the Ur III state and built way-stations for royal messengers under King Shulgi of Ur, around 2088 BC.
Utu-hengal's war against the Gutians
Utu-hengal's war against the Gutians was the campaign of Utu-hegal, king of Uruk, against the Gutian king Tirigan around 2120 BC, ending Gutian rule over Sumer.