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23rd century BC

(24th century BC - 23rd century BC - 22nd century BC - other centuries)

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)

Events:

2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia
2217 - 2193 BC -- Nomadic invasions of Akkad

Significant persons:

Sargon of Akkad, founder of the Akkadian Empire and the earliest empire builder in recorded history

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions:

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