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the Babylon empire is established in the fallen empire of Akkadian where King Hammurabi rises to power.
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Hammurabi gained control of the empire, producing the first written law code
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The collapse of Shamshi-Adad's kingdom after his death. Hammurabi incorporates all of southern Mesopotamia into the kingdom of Babylon
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Kurigalzu I builds Dur-Kurigalzu, near the modern Baghdad probably to defend Babylonia from northern invaders.
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The Babylonian empire faces off against the Assyrian. technically the Babylons were helping and ally in this fight but they also did most of this work in the battles.
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Extensive rebuilding of the city of Babylon occurred during the 7th and 6th centuries BCE
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After the raid of Hatti, the Jerusalem empire became enemies of the empire. the Babylon empire rolled over the Jerusalem empire.
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The empire fell to the Persians under Cyrus the Great at the Battle of Opis. The Persians used the Euphrates river to infiltrate the Babylonian walls.
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By the middle of the 9th century, the Assyrians held power over much of the region, including the city of Babylon.
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Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I attacks Babylon empire and takes the throne.
