CIVILIZATION
AKKADIAN
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Question
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Friend of Sargon the Great
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Relative of Sargon the Great
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Son of Sargon the Great
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Grandson of Sargon the Great
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Detailed explanation-1: -Naram-Sin was born as a son of Manishtushu. He was thus a nephew of King Rimush and grandson of Sargon and Tashlultum. Naram-Sin’s aunt was the High Priestess En-hedu-ana.
Detailed explanation-2: -Naram-Sin is considered the most important ruler of the Akkadian Empire after its founder (his grandfather) Sargon the Great (r. 2334-2279 BCE). He enlarged the boundaries of the empire and increased it in power, prestige, and military strength.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Naram-Sin is a character in the 2021 video game House of Ashes, with the main plot occurring in his personal temple. In the game, he is the self-proclaimed “God King” of Akkad, and is engaged in a war with the Gutians after being cursed by the god Enlil; whom he angered after the sacking his temple.