Hammurabi ruled Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, from 1792 to 1750 BC. Most of his reign was spent protecting his frontiers and fostering the internal prosperity of the empire.
1792-1750 bc
23 years this is true
Babylon had a strong central government that was fair to all citizens and easily controlled. As a king, Hammurabi was a wise lawyer. He coded a list of law for the first time in history. At the outset of this history stands the figure of Hammurabi, the conqueror and lawgiver through a reign of forty-three years. Under him, the petty warring states of the lower Tigris-Euphrates valley were forced into unity and peace, and disciplined into order and security by a historic code of laws.
Around 3800 years ago. He ruled from 1792 to 1750 BCE according to most sources.
Hammurabi is known for being the maker of the code of Hammurabi
The Reign of Hammurabi
Sargon. Hammurabi reigned some 200 to 250 years after him.
42 years in 1750 B.C
He created the Code of Hammurabi
1792-1750 bc
Hammurabi realized that cruel kings had a short reign. He put laws in a codified manner.
The neighbor cities were commanded by cruel persons and the reigns were short because of this reason. Hammurabi wrote the code and thus his reign were longer.
(The article on "Hammurabi" from the Encylopedia Britannica says he was not a well man towards the end of his reign, and was sick before he died. That would imply it was of natural causes.
Hammurabi ruled at around 1792 B.C.
Hammurabi died when he was 42 years old.
He noticed that cruel kings had a short reign so started the code and finished it.
the people of the Indus Valley were creating an irrigation system