Manishtushu was a king of the Akkadian Empire from 2276 to 2261 BCE.
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Manishtushu was a king of the Akkadian Empire from 2276 to 2261 BCE.
He was the son of
Sargon of AkkadSargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "The Great King" , was an Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BC. The founder of the Dynasty of Akkad, Sargon reigned from 2334 to 2279 BC...
and the father of
Naram-sinNaram-Suen , ca. 2190 – 2154 BC short chronology, was the third successor and grandson of Sargon of Akkad; under Naram-Suen the Akkadian Empire reached its zenith....
. He was preceded by his younger brother Rimush, was assassinated by his own court, and was succeeded by
Naram-sinNaram-Suen , ca. 2190 – 2154 BC short chronology, was the third successor and grandson of Sargon of Akkad; under Naram-Suen the Akkadian Empire reached its zenith....
.
Accomplishments
- Conquered the city of Shirasum in Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province , as far as Jiroft in Kerman province and Burned City in Zabol, as well as a small part of...
, what is modern day West/Southwest IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
.
- Sailed a fleet down the Tigris River that eventually traded with 37 other nations as well as plundered silver mines.
See also
- History of Sumer
The history of Sumer, taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods, spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BC, ending with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BC, followed by a transition period of Amorite states before the rise of Babylonia in the 18th century BC.The first...
- Sumerian king list
The Sumerian King List is an ancient manuscript, originally recorded in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and foreign dynasties. It records the location of "official" kingship, along with the rulers and their supposed reign lengths...