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| 2000 BC |
| | The god Ashur is worshipped at a shrine on the Tigris known by his name (the origin of the word Assyria) | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | Shamshi-Adad I conquers Ashur and the surrounding areas, beginning Assyria's first brief period as a regional power | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | Zimri-Lim builds himself a spectacular palace with some 300 rooms in his capital city of Mari in northern Mesopotamia | |
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| c. 1740 BC |
| | Shamshi-Adad I conquers the rich and ancient kingdom of Mari, and puts on the throne his son Yasmah-Adad | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | Hammurabi, in the process of winning control over the whole of Mesopotamia, conquers the northern territories of Mari and Ashur | |
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