The Assyrian Empire

Rim sin was relentless in his expansionist ambitions. He brought uruk under his influence before launching a fullscale invasion of issin. Hamarabi laid siege to lasa for six months, and eventually the city fell. Rimsin attempted to flee, but was captured and in prisoned. Lasa came under babylonian rule,. rimsin died a captive some time after 17 63 b c e. While hamarabi was asserting his authority in southern mesopotamia, things were moving along in northern mesopotamia. The amorite shamshe adad usurped the assyrian throne then made assyria the centre of an empire at a new capital