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{{Infobox country|name=Lagash|native_name=𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠|mode_of_production=[[Slavery]]|government_type=Monarchy|year_start=26th century BCE|year_end=23rd century BCE|image_map=Sumer cities map.svg|map_width=260|map_caption=Location of Lagash in Sumer|common_languages=Sumerian|population_estimate=50,000}}

'''Lagash''' was an ancient Sumerian city-state. During the third millennium BCE, it surpassed [[Kish]] to become the dominant Sumerian city. The city of [[Umma]] was its longtime rival.<ref name=":0">{{Library citation|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref>

== First Dynasty ==
King [[Eannatum]] defeated Umma in the mid-25th century BCE. [[Entemena]], who ruled about a century after Eannatum, ended the war by defeating Umma again. The war worsened the internal economy of Lagash.<ref name=":0" />

=== Reforms of Urukagina ===
The masses supported [[Urukagina]], who removed King [[Lugalanda]] from power and made himself king. Urukagina reigned for six years and enacted the first known laws in history. He reduced [[Tax|taxes]] on the [[clergy]], increased payments to temple workers, and made temples independent from royal authority. He decreased the amount of religious payment and conscript labor required for free commoners and exempted craftsmen from some taxes. He reestablished rural courts and protected the citizens of Lagash against [[debt]] slavery. An alliance between the cities of Umma and [[Uruk]] conquered Lagash and reversed Urukagina's reforms.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
[[Category:Ancient history]]
[[Category:City-states]]

Lagash - Revision history

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