event · evt_egyfull_world_akkadian_empire
Akkadian imperial formation and disintegration
The Akkadian dynasty built an extensive Mesopotamian imperial system that later fragmented.
What is the evidence?
observation
The Akkadian dynasty built an extensive Mesopotamian imperial system that later fragmented.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2334 BCE–2154 BCE
Precision: range
highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides world context
History and Philology — Walther Sallaberger, Ingo Schrakamp (editors) (2015)Supports chronology and imperial framing.
Locator: Akkadian period chapters
Interpretation and caveats
The event provides broad third-millennium world context; no direct causal connection to Egypt's Old Kingdom transition is asserted.
Event context
Classification
Event type: major world context empire
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: general world context
Why it matters to the timeline
Selective major-world layer for chronological comparison only.
Research notes
- Supports chronology and imperial framing. Role: provides world context. Locator: Akkadian period chapters.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides world context
History and Philology — Walther Sallaberger, Ingo Schrakamp (editors) (2015)Supports chronology and imperial framing.
Locator: Akkadian period chapters