Hammurabi: The king who made the four quarters of the …

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Hammurabi of the city state of Babylon conquered much of northern and western Mesopotamia and by 1776 B.C.E., he is the most far-reaching leader of Mesopotamian history, describing himself as “the king who made the four quarters of the earth obedient.”. …

Hammurabi | Biography, Code, Importance, & Facts | Britannica

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Hammurabi, also spelled Hammurapi, (born, Babylon [now in Iraq]—died c. 1750 bce), sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon (reigning c. 1792–1750 bce), noted for his surviving set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of …

Hammurabi—facts and information - Culture

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The Amorite ruler Hammurabi (unknown–1750 B.C.), crowned king of Babylon around 1792 B.C., was both an avid warrior and a shrewd administrator who honored the traditions of Sumer, Akkad, and...

8 Things You May Not Know About Hammurabi’s Code

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Hammurabi - Laws, Code & Facts - Biography

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Hammurabi, the ruler of Babylon, is best known for the development of a code of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi, which was used to regulate Mesopotamian society. By Greg Timmons Updated:...

What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi?

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But King Hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving Babylonia almost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. He claimed to have helped protect the weak from …

Code of Hammurabi: Laws & Facts - HISTORY

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The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes and was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded...

Ancient Mesopotamia: Famous Rulers of Mesopotamia

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Hammurabi (reigned 1792 - 1752 BC) - Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylon and founded the first Babylonian Empire. He is most famous for establishing a written code …

Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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Because of Hammurabi's reputation as a lawgiver, his depiction can be found law buildings throughout the world. Hammurabi is one of the 23 lawgivers depicted in marble bas-reliefs in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.

Code of Hammurabi: Ancient Babylonian Laws | Live …

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In it Hammurabi makes two main points, one is that anyone in his kingdom could come to the statue, see (or hear) the words on it …