23rd century BC
(24th century BC - 23rd century BC - 22nd century BC - other centuries)(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)
Events:
- 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia
- 2217 - 2193 BC -- Nomadic invasions of Akkad
- 2205 BC - Foundation of the Xia Dynasty of China by Xia Yu.
- Sargon of Akkad, founder of the Akkadian Empire and the earliest empire builder in recorded history