Babylonia Research Paper

Babylonia, located in the central part of the Mesopotamian Valley, during its existence of 2,181 years had 11 different dynasties with 120 kings. Soon after the collapse of the Sumerian-Akkadian Empire the Gutians from the north moved in quickly dominating the central Mesopotamian Valley. Eventually the Sumerians attacked, defeated and forced the Gutians from Sumer and soon afterwards began the Third Dynasty of Ur, from 2112 to 2004BC followed later by the invasion of the armies from Elam, which were chased out of Babylonia by the migrating of the Amorites that moved into southern Mesopotamia from the Levant and gained control over the majority of Mesopotamia. During the reign of Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750BC, an invasion of

The Kassistes originally invaded Babylonia, around 1850BC, but were defeated by the Babylonians and returned to their homeland. In 1595BC, they again attacked and this time succeeded taking over Babylonia and the Sealand Dynasty, however, while they reigned over Babylonia they remained under the political influence of their more powerful neighbors, the Assyrians and Elamites. In the middle of 1500BC, the Assyrians attacked, conquered the Kassites and appointed a puppet king as their king. Finally, in 1217BC, a rebellion within Babylonia defeated the Assyrians and they again became an independent nation. Unfortunately, their independence only lasted for 59 years when, in 1158BC, the Elamites attacked, overthrowing the Kassites and ruled over Babylonia for three years ending the Kassite Dynasty, in 1155BC, which became the longest reign of a dynasty in Babylonia lasting 576 years. With no immediate king in place the Kassites, in 1531BC, again took control of Babylonia and due to its loss of the authority and influence Babylonia became weakened both economically as well as