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Aramean incursions
The Aramean incursions were raids and settlement by Aramaean tribes against Middle Assyria and Babylonia from the late 12th to the 11th centuries BC, first recorded under Tiglath-pileser I.
Aramean migrations into Babylonia
The Aramean migrations into Babylonia were the gradual entry and settlement of West Semitic pastoralist tribes in southern Mesopotamia from the 11th century BC, not a single invasion.
Assassination of Tukulti-Ninurta I
The assassination of Tukulti-Ninurta I was the killing of the Assyrian king and conqueror of Babylon by his son Ashur-nadin-apli and the Assyrian nobles, dated to about 1197–1208 BC.
Assyrian conquest of Mitanni
The Assyrian conquest of Mitanni, also called the Fall of Hanigalbat, was the absorption of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni into the Middle Assyrian Empire under Adad-nirari I and Shalmaneser I, c. 1300–1260 BC.
Assyrian conquest of Musri and the Kashiari mountains
The Assyrian conquest of Musri and the Kashiari mountains was a series of campaigns by King Adad-nirari II into Hanigalbat between 901 and 894 BC.
Assyrian deportation of Mitanni elites to Assur
Under Tukultī-Ninurta I (13th century BC), Assyria deported populations from Hanigalbat, the former Mitanni kingdom, to Assur, with inscriptions claiming 28,800 people, a disputed figure.
Assyrian sack of Washukanni
The Assyrian sack of Washukanni (Sack of Wassukanni) was the 13th-century BC Assyrian conquest of Washukanni, capital of Mitanni, ending the kingdom's independence under Shalmaneser I.
Assyrian-Babylonian war of Adad-nirari I
The Assyrian-Babylonian war of Adad-nirari I was a 13th-century BC border war in which Adad-nirari I of Assyria totally defeated the Kassite king Nazi-Maruttaš of Babylonia.
Babylonian–Assyrian War of 1235 BC
The Babylonian–Assyrian War of 1235 BC, also called the Babylonian-Assyrian War of 1235 BCE, was the war in which Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria defeated Kaštiliaš IV of Babylon and conquered the city of Babylon.
Battle of Kār Ištar
The Battle of Kār Ištar was a victory of Adad-nirari I of Assyria over the Kassite king Nazi-Maruttaš of Babylonia around 1280 BC, followed by a new border agreement.
Battle of Sugagu
The Battle of Sugagu was a mid-14th-century BC battle on the Tigris between Enlil-nirari of Assyria and Kurigalzu II of Babylonia, with each chronicle claiming victory for its own king.
Border treaty of Kara-indaš and Aššur-bēl-nišešu
The border treaty of Kara-indaš and Aššur-bēl-nišešu, also called the Kara-indaš treaty, was a boundary agreement between Kassite Babylonia and Assyria concluded around 1407 BCE and confirmed by later kings.
Border war of Assur-resh-ishi I and Nebuchadnezzar I
The border war of Assur-resh-ishi I and Nebuchadnezzar I was a late 12th-century BC conflict on the Assyrian-Babylonian frontier, ending in Nebuchadnezzar's total defeat at Idi.
Boundary settlement of Adad-nirari I and Nazi-Maruttash
The boundary settlement of Adad-nirari I and Nazi-Maruttash was the peace and border agreement between Assyria and Kassite Babylonia after Adad-nirari I's victory, probably around 1280 BC.
Building of the Esagila by Nebuchadnezzar I
The building of the Esagila by Nebuchadnezzar I was the restoration of the Esagila, Babylon's principal temple of Marduk, during his reign around 1125–1104 BC.
Campaigns of Ashur-bel-kala against the Arameans
The campaigns of Ashur-bel-kala against the Arameans were Assyrian military operations under King Ashur-bel-kala (reigned 1073–1056 BC) against Aramean groups in the Khabur and upper Euphrates region.
Campaigns of Shalmaneser I against Hanigalbat
The campaigns of Shalmaneser I against Hanigalbat were the Assyrian king's wars that ended Hanigalbat's independence, annexing it to Assyria in the 13th century BC.
Capture of Babylon by Tiglath-Pileser I
The capture of Babylon by Tiglath-Pileser I was an Assyrian attack on Babylonia in the early 11th century BC, in which Tiglath-Pileser I twice invaded and reached Babylon.
Elamite campaigns of Kutir-Nahhunte
The Elamite campaigns of Kutir-Nahhunte were the mid-12th-century BC military campaigns by which the Elamite king Kutir-Nahhunte destroyed Kassite Babylonia and carried the statue of Marduk to Susa.
Elamite raids of Kidin-Hutran III
The Elamite raids of Kidin-Hutran III were two expeditions by the Elamite king Kidin-Hutran against Kassite Babylonia, defeating Enlil-nadin-šumi in 1224 BC and Adad-šuma-iddina in 1222–17 BC.
Elamite sack of Babylon
The Elamite sack of Babylon, also known as Shutruk-Nahhunte's sack of Babylon, was Elam's capture of Babylon in the 1150s BCE, ending the Kassite dynasty.
Nabu-apla-iddina's restoration of Sippar
Nabu-apla-iddina's restoration of Sippar was the Babylonian king's re-establishment of the ruined cult of the sun-god Šamaš at the Ebabbar temple, commemorated on the Sun God Tablet.
Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite campaign
Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite campaign was a war fought by Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon against Elam under King Hutelutuš-Inšušinak, later celebrated for the return of Marduk's statue to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar I's recovery of the statue of Marduk
Nebuchadnezzar I's recovery of the statue of Marduk is the traditional account of how Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon defeated Elam around 1125–1104 BC and restored Marduk's stolen statue.
Removal of the Marduk statue by Tukulti-Ninurta I
The removal of the Marduk statue by Tukulti-Ninurta I was the carrying of Babylon's statue of Marduk to Assyria after the Middle Assyrian king captured Kaštiliaš IV, around 1225 BC.
Sack of Babylon by Shutruk-Nahhunte
The sack of Babylon by Shutruk-Nahhunte was the Elamite conquest of Kassite Babylonia around 1158–1155 BC, ending the Kassite dynasty and carrying spoils, including Hammurabi's law code, to Susa.
Sealand Dynasty wars with Babylon
The Sealand Dynasty wars with Babylon were hostile relations between the Sealand dynasty of southernmost Mesopotamia and Babylon, running from the late 18th to the early 15th centuries BCE.
Sutean and Aramean incursions under Adad-apla-iddina
The Sutean and Aramean incursions under Adad-apla-iddina were raids and rebellion that devastated Babylonia during his reign (1068–1047 BC), demolishing cities including Nippur and Sippar.
Tiglath-Pileser I's Aramaean campaigns
Tiglath-Pileser I's Aramaean campaigns were the military operations of the Middle Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I (r. 1114–1076 BC) against the Aḫlamû-Arameans of the Middle Euphrates.
Tiglath-pileser I's campaigns
Tiglath-pileser I's campaigns were the military expeditions of the Middle Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser I (r. 1114–1076 BC) against the Mushki, the Arameans, and Babylonia, reaching the Mediterranean.