Oh great emperor, as the world once again is in turmoil, people are losing hope.
Mesopotamia was once again transformed into a land of culture and color as the ever-growing wealth of Akkad heralded a time of peace in the forever restless realm. Your rule oversaw the flourishing of trade across all of the Middle East, extending all the way to the cities of Greece. Ranging from the Taurus Mountains to the Persian Gulf, the mighty Akkadian empire was a force to be reckoned with. Further and further more your army marched, subduing foreign foes and conquering land on a scale unseen, taking control of your rightful lands around the Tigris and the Euphrates. First usurping control of Kish in a time of tumult, you managed to carve the largest state Mesopotamia had ever seen. Truly you were one of the greatest leaders the world ever saw, leading an army which was able to turn your state into the first empire, making you the first emperor to set foot on Earth. His ability to create the first ever state on such a scale, subduing people from coast to coast, of all different cultures, makes him a very notable historically.īehold, as the whole world watches you in awe, great conqueror of Akkad, King Sargon! The heavens have shone upon you, showering blessings upon you, empowering you to go forth and carve out your kingdom.
After creating this empire - the first ever empire, at that - Sargon constructed the city of Akkad to rule from, albeit the exact location of this allegedly marvelous city is unknown to this day. Reportedly stretching from Syria to Iran, the scale of Sargon’s conquests were vast greater than most monarchs to this day can boast. Though details about his origins and rise to power are mostly lost in the mists of time, it can be said that he came to carve out this vast kingdom himself. One of the greatest rulers in Mesopotamia, or perhaps even world history, Sargon of Akkad was the founder of the world’s first empire, invading several Sumerian settlements in the 23rd century BC. Akkad is sometimes regarded as the first empire in history. Under Sargon and his successors, Akkadian language was briefly imposed on neighboring conquered states such as Elam. The Akkadian Empire reached its political peak between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests of its founder Sargon of Akkad (2334–2279 BC). Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC (the exact dating being a matter of debate). During the 3rd millennium BC, there developed a very intimate cultural symbiosis between the Sumerians and the Akkadians, which included widespread bilingualism. The Akkadian Empire was centered in the city of Akkad (Sumerian: Agade) and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia.
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