Akkadian Empire

Period

c. 2300 BC

Region

Middle East

Category

Politics

The Akkadian Empire or the Kingdom of Akkad/Agade was an ancient kingdom established around 2300 BCE, often seen as the first empire in world history, succeeding and unifying the long-lived city-states of the Early Dynastic period.

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