Editing Shamshi-Adad I (section)

==Reign ==
Shamshi-Adad I was a great organizer and he kept firm controls on all matters of state, from high policy down to the appointing of officials and the dispatching of provisions. Spies and propaganda were often used to win over rival cities. He allowed conquered territories to maintain some of their earlier practices. In [[Nineveh]] he used state resources to rebuild the [[Ishtar]] temple. The local rulers of the city [[Qattara]] maintained authority (but became [[vassal states|vassals]]) when they were incorporated into the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. User of these Assyrian [[Eponym dating system]] was enforced throughout the [[Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia]] in cities such as: Mari, [[Tuttul]], [[Terqa]], and the capital city [[Tell Leilan|Šubat-Enlil]].<ref name="Mieroop" />