Everything about Samsu-iluna totally explained
Samsu-Iluna (
Samsuiluna), was the King of
Babylon, who reigned from
1749 BC to
1712 BC.
He was son of
Hammurabi. During the reign of Samsu-Iluna the Babylonian Empire lost a lot of provinces.
He fought against Rim-Sin II of
Larsa. Most of the fighting took place on the
Elam and
Sumer border before Rim-Sin II was captured and executed. He also during the war partially destroyed the city of
Ur and
Uruk.
Iluma-Ilu, pretending to be a descendant of
Damiq-Ilishu, the last King of
Isin, raised the revolt against Samsu-Iluna in
Sumer. Iluma-Ilu gained the freedom of Sumer south of
Nippur.
Kutir-Nahhunte I, king of Elam, also attacked Samsu-Iluna, defeated him, and Elam once again gained independence from Babylon.
During the region of Samsu-Iluna the
Kassites invaded the Babylon Empire for the first time in
1741 BC. This must have been under the command of the Kassitic leader Gandash, who was later remembered by the Kassites as a conqueror of Babylonia, though no contemporary textual evidence concerning the Kassites under Gandash is known.
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