The Sumer–Elam war took place in present-day Iran and is considered the first conflict for which evidence exists. Details of this war are slight.[1] Fought between the forces of Sumer and Elam, it occurred around 2,700[2] or 2,600 BC.[3][4] The Sumerians had tried to subdue the Elamites, and in response the Elamites fought back.[5] Sumerian sources claim that the Sumerian invaders, possibly led by King of Kish, Enmebaragesi, were victorious.[4][6] However, Enmebaragesi's identity and dating have been subject to some debate among researchers.[3]
Within a century, the Elamites under the Awan dynasty retaliated and invaded Sumer.[4] Over the next centuries, the two peoples repeatedly went to war.[7]
References edit
- ^ Jonathan Strickland (2010-08-30). "When and why did we invent war?". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "How Long Have There Been Wars?". Wonderopolis. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ a b Selz 2016, p. 44.
- ^ a b c Lamberg-Karlovsky 2013, p. 569.
- ^ "First Blood – History's Earliest Recorded Military Conflicts". Military History Now. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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- ^ Lamberg-Karlovsky 2013, pp. 569–571.
Works cited edit
- Selz, Gebhard J. (2016). Sumerer und Akkader. Geschichte, Gesellschaft, Kultur (in German) (3rd ed.). Munich: C.H. Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-50874-5.
- Lamberg-Karlovsky, C.C. (2013). "Iran and its neighbors". In Harriet Crawford (ed.). The Sumerian World. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 559–578. ISBN 978-0-415-56967-5 – via Google Books.
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