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Updated: June 4, 2025

The pride of Sargon received at this time a gratification which he is not able to conceal, in the homage which was paid to him by sovereigns who had only heard of his fame, and who were safe from the attacks of his armies. Upir, king of Asmun, who ruled over an island in the Persian Gulf, Khareg, perhaps, or Bahrein, sent messengers, who bore to the Great King the tribute of the far East.

George Rawlinson - The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: Assyria : The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.