8h 35min, jan 6, 3600 y BC - Mesopotamia the role of the king was established
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 The role of the king was established at some point after 3600 BCE and, unlike the priest-rulers who came before, the king dealt directly with the people and made his will clear through laws of his own devising. 
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8h 35min, jan 6, 3600 y BC
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 ~ 5629 years ago 
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