Emperor Ishme-Dagan I of Assyria 
Ishme-Dagan I was born in Assyria. Ishme-Dagan I's father was Emperor Shamshi-Adad I of Assyria. His paternal grandfather was King Ila-kabkabu in Upper Mesopotamia. He was an only child. He died in Assyria.General Notes
Ishme-Dagan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ishme-Dagan was the son of the Amorite king Shamshi-Adad I, put on throne of Ekallatum by his father after a successful military attack. He ruled the area of the upper Tigris, including the city-state of Assur. After Shamshi-Adad's death he managed to rule for a few years before being ousted from power by local forces. His brother, Yasmah-Adad, ruled at the same time in the city of Mari, where the correspondence between the father and two sons was found by archaeologists.
He had a biological son named Assur-dugul.
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