1740s BC

Events and trends

• 1749 BC–Samsu-iluna succeeds Hammurabi as king of Babylon. However, his rule is not very effective, and Mesopotamia endures turmoil during his reign.
• c. 1740 BC–Akkadian-Assyrian governor Puzur-Sin drives the Babylonians and Amorites into the north, out of the land of Assyria.

  Significant people

• Rim-Sin I, ruler of the Middle Eastern city-state of Larsa since 1758 BC
• Samsu-iluna, king of Babylon