Hammurabi (King of Babylon)

Hammurabi was a significant king of Babylon who ruled from around 1792 to 1750 BCE. He is best known for creating one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, known as the Code of Hammurabi. This code established laws and corresponding punishments for various offenses, promoting justice and order in society. It included principles like "an eye for an eye," emphasizing proportionality in justice. Hammurabi’s contributions laid foundational concepts for legal systems in many societies that followed, illustrating the importance of codified laws in maintaining social order and governance.