Babylonian Empire

(c. 1,792–1,750 B.C.) Hammurabi begins his reign in Babylon, during which time, Babylon goes from being a minor city-state in southern Mesopotamia to conquering all the cities and city-states of southern Mesopotamia, conquering Elam, and even exacting tributes from the king of the Old Assyrian Empire(c. 2,025 B.C.) The city-state of Assur in the northern region of Mesopotamia begins to expand its territory and establishes the Old Assyrian Empire w... to Babylon’s north. The Babylonian Empire, briefly established under Hammurabi, collapses after his death.