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- While the Assyrians were dominant in the north, Babylonia gained dominance in central Mesopotamia from 1900 BCE onwards .
The Babylonians
From 1900 BCE
1. Their base
Central Mesopotamia
Example:
Babylon
2. Their king
Hammurabi, 1792 BCE
Example:
Babylon
- Its glory started when Hammurabi came to power in 1792 BCE .
- He conquered the neighbouring regions and expanded the small city-state into a large empire .
Ascendance means rise to power.
