How Did Sargon Rule

One of the most influential and important leaders in all of Mesopotamia’s history is Sargon of Akkad. Sargon ruled for 56 years before dying of natural causes, and during those 56 years, he made a name for himself as being an influential and effective ruler. Where and when exactly did he rule? He was able to control his people, and organize the vast areas of land he controlled by utilizing his resources in a way that has never been done before. (this sentence is way too vague. What made him so different than past leaders?) Sargon’s effectiveness and ability to lead one of the most important empires in Mesopotamia history, and deal with rebellions swiftly and effectively is why he is considered one of the best emperors in all of ancient history. …show more content…
Sargon was born by parents he never knew (when?), and was placed by his mother, an Entu priestess, in a river, hoping for someone to find him. Later, an Akki, a drawer of water, found him and adopted him as their son. He was raised by the farmer to be a gardener and to make dates which contrasts the great leader which he came to be. (it doesn’t make sense - he made dates? Grew dates?) After growing up, Sargon’s first position of importance was being the cupbearer to Ur-Zababa, the king of Kish. As cupbearer, Sargon was to report his dreams to the king and let him know of any grievances he had. Sargon began to become troubled during his sleep, and the king took note of this and asked what was troubling Sargon, to which he responded that he had dreams about the well being of the king, and had visions about his death. Because of this, the king ordered his death, and he had to escape to Lugalzagesi of Umma who instead of killing him, joined forces with him. (why?) Sometime after fleeing, Sargon was able to build a capital in Agade. The way Sargon was able to take over the land he did was because he was able to usurp Lugalzagesi (wait, I am confused. These/this were/ was his allies, no?), which gave him a big following an army, which he utilized for his conquest. This accomplishment effectively established him as the first emperor of Mesopotamia. His birth legend helped …show more content…
He was such an influential leader that that two Assyrian rulers who came after him were named after him. His great accomplishments (what are these accomplishments?), and ruling style are what he is known for (What is his ruling style? You haven’t explained this), and is why he is such a great leader. His methods of maintaining power were unheard of (What are these methods exactly?), and are part of the reason that he was able to maintain power as long and effectively as he did. One of the biggest and largest spreading remnants of Sargon’s ruling was his language. The Akkadian language spread beyond the borders of Mesopotamia. The form of writing and art of his lands spread as well. The continuous spreading of his culture even after he died reveals that he had such a great influence, even after death it still