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Group: Merimde culture
People: Apil-Sin
Topic: Nien Rebellion

Apil-Sin

king in the First Dynasty of Babylon
Years: 1800BCE - 1749BCE

Apil-Sin is a King in the First Dynasty of Babylon.

He reignsc.

1767 BCE - 1749 BCE.

Apil-Sin is the grandfather of Hammurabi, who significantly expanded the Babylonian kingdom.

Little is known of the details of Apil-Sin or his reign as king of Babylon.

The absence of records is often used by scholars to suggest his power and influence were much smaller than that of Hammurabi.