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The ancient civilisation of Mesopotamia and code of Hammurabi

  • 575

    Ishtar gate of Babylon

    Construction of Ishtar gate of Babylon under king Nebuchadnezzar
  • 605

    Nebuchadnezzar

    Ruled the city of babylon 605-562 BCE
  • 1530

    Babylonia conquered Kassites

    They ruled the area for 400 + years
  • Hammurabi of Babylon

    King Hammurabi of Babylon conquers large empire.it was famous for his law code he issued.his empire began to decline immediately after his death.
  • First empire in world history

    King Sargon of Akkad starts conquering the first empire in history of world empire reaches its height in 2220 BCE
  • Writings developed

    At first writings were based on pictograms and took thousand years to evolve in full scripts.
  • First state gradually developed

    The first city state gradually developed in southern Mesopotamia,it was the achievement of Sumerian people.