Sumu-la-El (also Sumulael or Sumu-la-ilu) was a King in the
First Dynasty of Babylon
The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to BC – BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-Larsa period. The chronology of the first dynast ...
. He reigned c. 1880-1845 BC . He subjugated and conquered nearby cities like
Kish
Kish may refer to:
Geography
* Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, a village also called Kish
* Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality also spelled Kish
* Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf
* Kish, Iran, ...
and built a string of fortresses around his territory.
See also
*
Babylonia
References
19th-century BC Babylonian kings
18th-century BC Babylonian kings
First dynasty of Babylon
19th-century BC births
18th-century BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
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