First Babylonian Empire (jan 1, 1894 BC – jan 1, 1595 BC)
Description:
The First Babylonian Empire, or Old Babylonian Empire, is dated to c. 1894 BC – c. 1595 BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the 3rd dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-Larsa period. The chronology of the first dynasty of Babylonia is debated as there is a Babylonian King List A and a Babylonian King List B. In this chronology, the regnal years of List A are used due to their wide usage. The reigns in List B are longer, in general.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1894 BC
jan 1, 1595 BC
~ 299 years
