List of kings of Akkad
This is a list of kings of Akkad, also rendered as Agade. Akkad was a major empire in ancient Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BCE. The area covered by the kingdom is now located in the region of present-day Iraq, eastern Turkey and northern Syria.
| Reign | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kings of Sumer and Akkad | ||
| 2334 or 2371 to 2279 BCE or 2315 | Sargon (Sharrum-Kin) | Formerly King of Kish |
| 2278 or 2315 to 2270 BCE or 2306 | Rimush | Murdered? |
| 2269 or 2306 to 2255 BCE or 2291 | Manishtushu | Assassinated |
| 2254 or 2291 to 2218 BCE or 2254 | Naram-Sin | Traditionally reigned for 75 years |
| 2217 or 2254 to 2193 BCE or 2230 | Shar-Kali-Sharri | |
| 2192 or 2230 to 2189 BCE or 2226 | Interregnum | Anarchy following Guti invasion |
| c. 2189 to c. 2189 BCE | Igigi | Omitted from some lists |
| c. 2189 to c. 2189 BCE | Nanum | Omitted from some lists |
| c. 2188 to c. 2188 BCE | Emi | Omitted from some lists |
| c. 2187 to c. 2187 BCE | Elulu | Omitted from some lists |
| c. 2186 to c. 2168 BCE | Dudu | |
| 2168 to 2154 BCE | Shu-turul (Shadural; Shu-Durul) | |
| Kings of Sumer and Akkad in Uruk | ||
| c. 2120 BCE to c. 2113 BCE | Utu-hegal | Deposed; omitted from some lists |
| Kings of Sumer and Akkad in Ur | ||
| c. 2113 BCE to c. 2096 BCE | Ur-Nammu, King of Sumer and Akkad | |
| c. 2095 BCE to c. 2049 BCE | Shulgi | |
| c. 2048 BCE to c. 2039 BCE | Amar-Sin (Bursin) | |
| c. 2038 BCE to c. 2030 BCE | Shu-Sin | |
| c. 2030 BCE to c. 2022 BCE | Ibbi-Sin | Taken captive by Elamites c.2005; fate unknown |
| c. 2022 BCE | Amorite invasion ended the empire | |
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