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1795 BCE - 1750 BCEReign of Hammurabi, king of Babylon.
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c. 1792 BCEKing Hammurabi builds walls of Babylon.
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1787 BCEHammurabi of Babylon conquers Uruk and Isin.
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c. 1772 BCEThe Code of Hammurabi: One of the earliest codes of law in the world.
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c. 1761 BCEZimri-Lim, the last ruler of Mari dies for unknown reasons. His former ally, Hammurabi of Babylon, captures the city of Mari.
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c. 1760 BCE - c. 1757 BCEHammurabi of Babylon destroys the city of Mari. The people of Mari are spared according to Hammurabi.
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1755 BCEHammurabi rules the whole of Mesopotamia from Babylon.
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1750 BCEHammurabi dies of natural causes.
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1749 BCEHammurabi's son, Samsu-Iluna, takes the throne. Empire begins to fall apart.
