Shimashki dynasty
| Shimashki dynasty ล imaลกki dynasty | |
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A clickable map of the present-day Islamic Republic of Iran detailing the locations of various ancient, archaeological sites, settlements, hamlets, villages, towns, and/or cities (and the approximated locations of four lost cities: Urua, Hidali, Hurti, and Kimash; also, the two lost capital cities of the Elamite Empire: Awan and Shimashki) that may have been visited, interacted and traded with, invaded, conquered, destroyed, occupied, colonized by and/or otherwise within the Elamitesโ sphere of influence at some point temp. the dynasty of Shimashki. | |
| Parent family | Awan dynasty |
| Country | Elam |
| Earlier spellings | lugal-e-ne si-mash-giki |
| Etymology | Kings of the country of Simashgi |
| Founded | c.โ2220โ2015 BC |
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| Final ruler | Indattu-Inshushinak II (r.โc. 1970 BC) |
| Final head | Eparti II (m.โc.โ1973 BC) |
| Historic seat | Shimashki |
| Titles | List
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| Connected families | Sukkalmah dynasty |
| Dissolution | c.โ1980โ1790 BC |
| Deposition | c.โ1980โ1830 BC |
The Elamites remained a major source of tension for the Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Kassites centuries after Kindattuโs victory over Ibbi-Sin from the third dynasty of Ur c.โ2004 BC and Kindattuโs subsequent defeat by Ishbi-Erra from the dynasty of Isin c.โ2001 BC. | |
The Shimashki dynasty was an early dynasty of the ancient region of Elam, to the southeast of Babylonia, (c.โ2100 โ c.โ1900 BC). A list of twelve kings of Shimashki is found in the Elamite king-list of Susa, which also contains a list of kings of Awan dynasty. It is uncertain how historically accurate the list is (and whether it reflects a chronological order), although some of its kings can be corroborated by their appearance in the records of neighboring peoples. The dynasty corresponds to the second Paleo-Elamite period (dated to c.โ2015 โ c.โ1880 BC). It was followed by the Sukkalmah dynasty. Shimashki was likely near today's Masjed Soleyman.