# Elamite War

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Elamite War Date c. 1765 - c. 1764 BC Location Middle East Result Babylon and allied victory Belligerents Babylon Mari Yamhad Elam Commanders and leaders Hammurabi Zimri-Lim Hammurabi I Siwe-Palar-Khuppak Strength Yamhad: 10,000 troops 30,000 troops

The **Elamite War** (c. 1765 BC - c. 1764 BC) was a war that was fought in the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East).[1][2][3]

In order to consolidate its position, [Elam](/source/Elam) tried to start a war between Babylon and [Larsa](/source/Larsa).[4] Babylon and Larsa made an alliance when they discovered this duplicity.[4] Elam then began an invasion of Babylon. Around 1765 BC, Upi was captured by [Elam](/source/Elam) after a [siege](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siege_of_Upi&action=edit&redlink=1). They then retreated for the rest of the year. Around 1764 BC, [Yamhad](/source/Yamhad) sent an army of 10,000 troops to aid [Babylon](/source/Old_Babylonian_Empire) and [Larsa](/source/Larsa),[5] while Elam put the city of [Hiritum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hiritum&action=edit&redlink=1) under [siege](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siege_of_Hiritum&action=edit&redlink=1). They retreated after the city was relieved by a Mari army. Despite being allied to Babylon, Larsa remained neutral during the war.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kings and Generals (2019-10-29). [*Rise of Babylon and Hammurabi - Ancient Mesopotamia DOCUMENTARY*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJF_lYSREgc&list=PLbsFVyidQ4IlIuGCKLqY_Ptdzt0aRVbPh&index=9). Retrieved 2026-03-29 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2017). *A History of Babylon: 2200 BC–AD 75*. Wiley Blackwell. p. 75. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4051-8899-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4051-8899-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2004). *Hammurabi King of Babylon: a Biography*. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 16–17. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-405-12660-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-405-12660-1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VDMp18_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VDMp18_4-1) Van De Mieroop, Marc (2005). [*King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography*](https://archive.org/details/kinghammurabiofb00marc). [Blackwell Publishing](/source/Blackwell_Publishing). p. 18. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4051-2660-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4051-2660-1). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [255676990](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/255676990).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Jack M. Sasson (1969). [*The Military Establishments at Mari*](https://books.google.com/books?id=KYxxmRoTfsQC&pg=PA19). p. 19.

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