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An ancient Mesopotamian king sits on a grand throne, holding a tablet, overlooking a bustling city with ziggurats at sunset.

An ancient Mesopotamian king sits on a grand throne, holding a tablet, overlooking a bustling city with ziggurats at sunset.
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In ancient Mesopotamia, rulers faced a choice. Suppress the population… or reset the system. Their solution was radical. They canceled debts. Records show royal decrees wiping out loans, returning land, and freeing debt slaves. This wasn’t charity. It was survival. If the system collapsed, the ruler collapsed with it. See more

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