Hammurabi Thesis

Hammurabi also known as Khammurabi and Ammurapi reigned from 1792-1750 BCE, he was the sixth king of the Amorite First Dynasty of Babylon. Since his father was king, Sin-Muballit, Hammurabi becomes king after him. During Hammurabi reign of being king, he expanded his kingdom to conquer all of ancient Mesopotamia. At first, the only cities under his name or control were Babylon, Kish, Sippar and Borsippa. With great maneuvers and with even better strategies, he had a successful military campaign, broke and made an alliance and had his hand around politics. According to history, he wanted people who lived under him or who worshiped him as king, live under his rule. In today’s society, Hammurabi is best known for his law codes, other known as
Rim Sin I recklessly thought that Hammurabi would be no threat to him, and he was right initially. Hammurabi started his reign by continuing what his father has been doing by strengthening the public programs and also the build and enlargement of the walls of the city. In 1772 BCE, Hammurabi implemented his code of laws, paying very close attention his people and knit picking every single detail. While doing all this and maintaining and improving his city, he was also secretly preparing troops to get ready to invade the southern region of Mesopotamia who his father lost
The Kingdom of Mari was a long ally of Babylon. The only problem was that Hammurabi was allied with Zimri-Lim, a successful military person of the north region. Mari was also jealous of the other cities due to their economic status and how they could tell apart which cities were more powerful than the other just by looking at the building of the cities. It is not publicly known why Hammurabi broke ties with Zimri-Lim, but it is clear and acknowledged that Mari was important, luxurious, the center of trade, but most importantly was that it was the center of the cities water