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It's shocking how quickly the erudification event undermined Acadian rule.

In 2200 BC, Shari was in full control of a relatively intact Acadian Empire.

The only possible exception was Onshan, liberated by Marhashi a few years earlier, and possibly not reconquered.

Just seven years later, when the king passed away, the empire fell into chaos.

We have no records of what transpired during those seven years, but we know a few major factors. Up north, a lack of

rainfall caused crops to fail, and Sharkhali Shari soon decided the land just wasn't worth

holding. Construction projects were halted, and soldiers and administrators were called back home.

The lack of rainfall also reduced Tigris and Euphrates flow,

and the abandonment of the north and the decreased flow in the south

put a serious dent in imperial agricultural resources.

At the same time, urban centers saw the first wave of refugees fleeing the zone of

uncertainty. Based on the affected regions, the newcomers likely included Amorites, Hurians,

and perhaps most famously, Gooty. It's also interesting and a bit surprising that no organized Near Eastern power,

Elam Marhashi, etc., used the crisis as an opportunity to invade.

Inscriptions confirm that Sharkhali Shari remained in power through 2193 BC,

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