The first Babylonian Empire was from 1900 to 1600 B.C. after displacing the [[Sumerians]] and before being overrun by the Kassites, who ruled for 450 years. [[Hammurabi]] ruled during this period. | The first Babylonian Empire was from 1900 to 1600 B.C. after displacing the [[Sumerians]] and before being overrun by the Kassites, who ruled for 450 years. [[Hammurabi]] ruled during this period. |