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Argishti I
Argishti I was king of Urartu, the kingdom centered on Lake Van, whose early-8th-century BC campaigns carried Urartian rule north of Mount Ararat and into the lands around Lake Urmia.
Battle of Arpad (743 BC)
The Battle of Arpad was a 743 BC battle in which Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria crushed Sarduri II of Urartu and his Syrian allies, ending Urartu's influence in Syria.
Battle of Arzashkun
The Battle of Arzashkun was a battle of about 856 BC in which Shalmaneser III of Assyria captured and destroyed Arzashku, the royal city of Urartu's ruler Arame.
Battle of Sugunia
The Battle of Sugunia was the capture of Sugunia, royal city of Arame of Urartu, by the Assyrian army of Shalmaneser III in 858 BC, recorded in the Kurkh Monolith annals.
Building of the citadel of Van (Tushpa)
The building of the citadel of Van (Tushpa) was the construction begun by Urartian king Sarduri I around 840-830 BC on a rock by Lake Van.
Campaign of Argishti I against Diauehi
The campaign of Argishti I against Diauehi was a Urartian military expedition of 785 BC in which King Argishti I burned Diauehi's royal city and imposed heavy tribute.
Campaigns of Ishpuini against the Mannaeans
The campaigns of Ishpuini against the Mannaeans were Urartian expeditions led by king Ishpuini and his son Menua into the Lake Urmia region in the late 9th century BC.
Campaigns of Shalmaneser III against Urartu
A series of Assyrian military expeditions by Shalmaneser III against the early kingdom of Urartu and its kings Aramu and Sarduri I, from 859 to 824 BC.
Cimmerian invasion of Anatolia
The Cimmerian invasion of Anatolia was a series of incursions by nomadic Cimmerians, driven south by the Scythians, who destroyed Phrygia and sacked Sardis before their defeat by Lydia.
Cimmerian invasion of Urartu
The Cimmerian invasion of Urartu was a series of attacks by nomadic Cimmerians on the kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian highlands between 720 and 714 BC.
Foundation of Erebuni
The foundation of Erebuni was the founding of a fortress city by Argishti I, king of Urartu, in 782 BC on the hill of Arin Berd, now in Yerevan, Armenia.
Foundation of the kingdom of Urartu
The foundation of the kingdom of Urartu was the mid-9th-century BC unification of tribes around Lake Van, first attested under King Arame and consolidated by Sarduri I at Tushpa.
Mannean–Urartian wars
The Mannean–Urartian wars were recurring conflicts between Urartu and the kingdom of Mannea over the Urmia basin from about 820 BC to the mid-7th century BC.
Median invasion of Urartu
The Median invasion of Urartu is the traditional name for the late-7th-century BC Median assault, attributed to Cyaxares, credited with ending the kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian highland.
Sack of Musasir (714 BC)
The sack of Musasir was the 714 BC plunder of the temple of Haldi at Musasir by Sargon II of Assyria, yielding over a tonne of gold.
Sargon II's eighth campaign
Sargon II's eighth campaign, also known as Sargon II's campaign against Urartu (714 BC), was his 714 BC expedition across the Zagros against Urartu, crushing Rusa I and sacking Musasir.
Scythian incursion into the Near East
The Scythian incursion into the Near East was a series of raids by nomadic horsemen from the steppes into Urartu, Mannea, and Assyria during the 7th century BCE.
Siege of Tushpa
The siege of Tushpa was the 735 BC Assyrian assault on the Urartian capital by Tiglath-Pileser III, who burned the lower city but failed to take the citadel.