Shamshi-Adad I
1860 BC –1776 BC
Sovereign
Lived 84 years
- Passed away in
- Tell Leilan
Shamshi-Adad I (Akkadian: Šamši-Adad; Amorite: Shamshi-Addu; died c. 1776 BC, ruled c. 1809–1776 BC) was an Amorite ruler of Ekallatum and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia
creating the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. His capital was originally at Ekallatum and later moved to Šubat-Enlil.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshi-Adad_I