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From riverbank whispers to an empire’s roar, one name hardens in clay: Sargon.

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Born to obscurity, trained in toil, he rises from cupbearer at Kish.

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City-states feud; temple and palace compete; opportunity cracks the wall.

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Sargon strikes, fells Lugalzagesi, and binds Sumer with Akkad.

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Akkad becomes the axis; roads, tribute, and soldiers follow.

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Seals impress, tablets decree—power pressed into clay.

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Sargon—founder of Mesopotamia’s first known empire.