7 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁servants ▁( poss ibly ▁on ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ' s ▁orders .) ▁The ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Mari , ▁Z im ri - L im , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Yam had . ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁seized ▁the ▁opportunity ▁and ▁occupied ▁Mari ▁c . ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁BC . ▁He ▁placed ▁his ▁sons ▁( I sh me - D agan ▁I ▁and ▁Y asma h - Ad ad ) ▁in ▁key ▁ge ographical ▁locations ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁responsibility ▁to ▁look ▁over ▁those ▁areas . ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁ ▁put ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁( I sh me - D agan ▁I ) ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Ek all atum , ▁while ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁remained ▁in ▁Š ub at - En l il ] ]. ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁put ▁his ▁second ▁son , ▁Y asma h - Ad ad , ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁Mari ]. ▁With ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Mari , ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁had ▁car ved ▁out ▁a ▁large ▁emp ire ▁en comp ass ing ▁much ▁of ▁Sy ria , ▁An atol ia , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Upper ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁( this ▁emp ire ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁either ▁the ▁" K ing dom ▁of ▁Upper ▁Mes