Chapter 25: The Third Dynasty of Kish
readx;? Seeing that the opportunity for revenge had arrived, King Argandia of Uruk took advantage of the long expedition and the emptiness of the country to actively liaise with the Eastern Semites in the Akkadian region to attack Kish, taking the lead in crossing the border, destroying the boundary monument and altar of Messirim, which symbolized the shame of Uruk, and occupying a large part of Kish's territory. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Because Kish was defenseless, the army was far away from Mari, and there were not many troops left behind, and a large area of land was lost.
Faced with the mighty combined forces of Uruk and Semitic, your Zappapa had no choice but to defend the city of Kish.
In 2418 BC, after more than two years of being trapped in this way, seeing that the food and grass were running out and the reinforcements were hopeless, your Zappa decided to break through the siege, wanting to find his army in Marley and take revenge.
However, after two years of siege, the soldiers were exhausted and unable to support the breakthrough, and your Zappapa could only lead a few of his men to break through, but they were surrounded and suppressed by the Uruk army, and finally died in battle.
With the death of your Zappa, Uruk, as the victorious nation, entered the city of Kish triumphantly, but the war was far from over.
Shimutara, reigned 5 years, 2418-2413 BC.
Shimutala is recorded in some sources as Inan Natum.
Kish's garrison in Maris had to come to the rescue during the two-year siege, but your Zhapapa's younger brother Shimutala was the commander of the garrison, and he was bent on his brother's death. So these calls for war were suppressed, and even some generals were purged.
In an attempt to soften the dissent within the army, Shimutara declared that Mari was an important place to be touched, and that he had to trust the abilities of King your Zhapapa. Since the king did not send reinforcements, it means that everything is under the control of the great king.
Because your Zappapa is so beloved by the Kish people that he pushed Kish to its heyday, almost all the states have the name of your Zappapa, and every Kish is proud of it. It's the same feeling that Americans today feel respected by foreigners as Americans.
Thinking that the situation had been decided, King Uruk proudly sent an envoy to Mari, declaring that your Zappapa was dead, and demanding that the Mari garrison surrender. At this time, Shimutara, who had been blocking the news for a long time, finally let go of the control of the news, which caused a strong shock within the army, followed by a voice of revenge.
Shimutara took advantage of this vengeance and reactivated some of the purged generals and entrusted them with important tasks, thus beginning the conquest of the combined forces of Uruk and Semitic.
In 2418 BC, Shimutara declared his succession to the throne of Kish in the army, and then devoted all his energies to warfare.
Seeing the menacing Kish revenge army, the Semites in the coalition army withdrew one after another, of course, due to the death of your Zappapa, their main enemy has disappeared, and even if these people fight back, the threat to the Akkadian region has been largely eliminated.
In 2417 BC, the two sides finally fought a battle, Uruk was defeated, King Argondia was killed, and then Uruk fell into civil strife for the throne.
At this time, although Kish was victorious, because of the heavy losses before, they were deploring the death of their relatives and had to give up the task of maintaining peace in the region.
Marry's strength began to grow stronger, and he became even more arrogant without your Zappapa's suppression.
The death of regional hegemon Ul Zappa has deprived the entire region of a stabilizer capable of maintaining peace through deterrence.
After the death of your Zappapa, marked by your taking advantage of the fire to loot and destroy the Second Uruk Dynasty, the Sumerian world entered a period of terrible annexation wars, either annexing others or being annexed by others, and the torrent of history could not be stopped. This is a game like beating drums and passing flowers, but the result of spreading it is the death of the country and the destruction of the country, which is not the same as the mildness of the period of the struggle for hegemony.
From then on, the Sumerian city-states engaged in a continuous series of wars, and the regime took turns between the city-states. It did not end until the Sumerians completely lost power.
Under this historical torrent, Kish, Uruk, and Atab have all joined the battlefield of regional melee and become active participants in it.
Ushi Watttar, reigned 7 years, 2413-2406 BC.
Ushi Wattar is recorded in some sources as Ntimena.
In 2413 BC, Shhimutara's son, Ushi Wattar, succeeded to the throne of Kish.
In 2408 BC, Mari gained the upper hand under the leadership of the king and captured many of the cities of Ebla. It also captured the central city of Atab in the Sumerian region. Mari became the new political center of the two river basins. This is the second time that the Eastern Semites have achieved regional hegemony. However, the Shamash dynasty was a unified dynasty similar to the later Akkadian dynasty, and ruled the valley of the two rivers for hundreds of years, while the Marish dynasty was only a temporary leader during the period of the city-states' struggle for supremacy.
Ishtar Muti, reigned 11 BC, 2406-2395 BC. Prefix: Venus God Ishtar (Eanna)
Ishtar Muti is recorded in some sources as Inannatum II.
In 2406 BC, Ishtar Muti, son of Ushi Wattar, succeeded to the throne of Kish.
In 2405 BC, Ebla was captured by Marre, and Isar Tamu, King of the First Dynasty of Ebra, was killed in battle.
Mari began a campaign against the remnants of the First Dynasty, concentrating on the Ebra region.
In 2401 BC, the Kish Third Dynasty seized the opportunity of the emptiness of the Marish army and suddenly attacked and occupied the city of Mari, and the Marish dynasty was destroyed. Kish became the new political center of the Two Rivers Valley.
After this achievement, Ishtar Muti became proud, but the reality is more complicated.
During his reign, with the socio-economic development of slave ownership, the division of freedmen within Kish intensified, and the contradictions between the secular aristocracy represented by the king and the monk aristocracy represented by the temple priests became increasingly intensified, and the contradictions within the Kish state were fierce. Kish began to decline.
In 2395 BC, Kish was captured by the Akshaq dynasty. The Third Dynasty of Kish perished.
The Third Dynasty of Kish had a total of 6 kings and reigned for 118 years.
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