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King of Mari

Yahdunlim (or Yakhdunlim, Yahdun Lim) was the king of Mari probably in 1820—1796 BC. He was of Amorite origin, and became king after the death of his father Iagitlim. Yahdunlim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the Mediterranean.

Yahdun Lim started his reign by subduing seven of his rebelling tribal leaders, and rebuilding the walls of Mari and Terqa in addition to building a new fort which he named Dur Yahdun Lim. Yahdun Lim's kingdom was threatened by incursions from various nomad tribes, such as the Canaanites, but he was able to subjugate them and force them to pay tribute. After having established internal peace, he built a temple to the god Shamash. He then expanded west and claimed to have reached the Mediterranean, however he later had to face a rebellion by the Banu Yamina nomads who were centered at Tuttul, and the rebels were supported by Yamhad's king Sumu Epuh, whose interests were threatened by the recently established alliance between Yahdun Lim and Eshnunna. Yahdun Lim defeated the Yamina but an open war with Yamhad was avoided.

Yahdun Lim then became occupied by his rivalry with Shamshi Adad I of Shubat Enlil, the son of the late Ila kabkabu. He received pleas for help from kings threatened by Shamshi Adad's expansionist plans. But before Yahdunlim could move against Shamshi Adad, he was assassinated in c. 1798 BC by his possible son Sumu Yamam, who himself got assassinated two years after ascending the throne. But according to William J. Hamblin, Yahdun Lim was killed in a battle with Shamshi Adad ca 1796 BC. Shamshi Adad then assigned his son Yasmah Addu to the lordship of Mari. In the chaos that followed, Shamshi Adad advanced and annexed Mari. The war ended in a defeat for Mari. Zimrilim, Yakhdunlim's son and heir, was forced to flee to Aleppo, where he would remain as an exile until Shamshi Adad's death. Yahdul Lim of Carchemish may also be sometimes referred to as Yahdun Lim.