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Accession of Shamash-shum-ukin
The accession of Shamash-shum-ukin (Šamaš-šuma-ukīn) installed Esarhaddon's older son as king of Babylon in 668 BC, subordinate to his brother Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, until civil war broke out in 652 BC.
Arab campaigns of Ashurbanipal
The Arab campaigns of Ashurbanipal were wars fought by Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, against Arab tribal groups, chiefly the Qedarites and Nabatu, on the empire's desert frontier from 652 BC.
Aramaization of Assyria
The Aramaization of Assyria was the spread of Aramaic and Arameans through the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BC, as Aramaic gradually replaced Akkadian.
Ashurbanipal's campaigns against Elam
Ashurbanipal's campaigns against Elam, also called the Elamite wars of Ashurbanipal, were the wars between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Elam, ending with the sack of Susa.
Assassination of Sennacherib
The assassination of Sennacherib, also known as the murder of Sennacherib, was the stabbing of the Assyrian king by his sons, led by Urad-Mullissu, in Nineveh in 681 BC.
Assurbanipal's campaigns against Elam
Assurbanipal's campaigns against Elam were Assyrian wars fought between 664 and 646 BC against successive Elamite kings, ending with the sack of Susa and the destruction of Elam as a regional power.
Assyrian conquest of Aram
The Assyrian conquest of Aram was the centuries-long series of Neo-Assyrian campaigns against the Aramean states of Syria, ending with Tiglath-pileser III's annexation of Aram-Damascus in 732 BC.
Assyrian eclipse of 763 BC
The Assyrian eclipse of 763 BC, also called the eclipse of Bur-Sagale, was a solar eclipse recorded in Assyria on 15 June 763 BC, in the reign of Ashur-dan III.
Assyrian provincial reform of Tiglath-Pileser III
The Assyrian provincial reform of Tiglath-Pileser III was the reorganization of the Neo-Assyrian Empire under King Tiglath-pileser III, who broke up large noble-held districts into smaller provinces governed by royal appointees.
Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II
The Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II was the ten-day inaugural feast the Assyrian king held at his rebuilt capital Kalhu in 879 BCE, feeding 69,574 guests, as recorded on his Banquet Stele.
Battle of Arpad (754 BC)
The Battle of Arpad in 754 BC was a defeat of Assyria's Aššur-nerari V by Urartu's Sarduri II, fought in the territory of Arpad in northern Syria.
Battle of Arrapha
The Battle of Arrapha was a battle fought in 616 BC at Madanu near modern Kirkuk, Iraq, where Nabopolassar of Babylon defeated the Assyrian army and captured its chariots and horses.
Battle of Der
The Battle of Der (Battle of Dēr) was fought in 720 BC at Der, east of Babylon, between Sargon II of Assyria and an Elamite army under Humban-nikash.
Battle of Diyala River
A 693 BC battle near Nippur in southern Babylonia where Sennacherib's Assyrian army defeated Babylonian forces under Nergal-ušezib, aided by Elamite troops, and captured their king.
Battle of Dur-Papsukkal
The Battle of Dur-Papsukkal was a battle fought in 814 BC near Der in Babylonia, where Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria defeated the Babylonian king Marduk-balassu-iqbi.
Battle of Halule
The Battle of Halule was a battle fought in 691 BC at Halulê on the Tigris, between Sennacherib of Assyria and a coalition of Elam and Babylonian rebels.
Battle of Harran (609 BC)
The Battle of Harran was a failed 609 BC counter-siege in which the last Assyrian king, Ashur-uballit II, tried to retake Harran from the Babylonians.
Battle of Kish (703 BC)
The Battle of Kish was fought in 703 BC on the plain of Kish near Babylon, where Sennacherib of Assyria decisively defeated a Babylonian coalition led by Marduk-apla-iddina (Merodach-Baladan) with Elamite support.
Battle of Kummuh
The Battle of Kummuh, also known as the Battle of Qummuh, was a 743 BC battle in which Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria crushed a coalition led by Sarduri II of Urartu.
Battle of Mount Bishri
The Battle of Mount Bishri is the modern name for a 681 BC confrontation in Hanigalbat where Esarhaddon's forces defeated his brothers' troops, securing the Assyrian throne.
Battle of Mount Kashiari
The Battle of Mount Kashiari (Battle of Mt. Kashiyari) was fought early in the reign of Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria, who defeated Nur-Adad the Temannite at Pauza and pursued him to Nasibina.
Battle of Qarqar
The Battle of Qarqar, also spelled Karkar, was fought in 853 BC between Assyrian king Shalmaneser III and a Levantine coalition including Ahab of Israel.
Battle of Qarqar (720 BC)
The Battle of Qarqar (720 BC) was a siege in northern Syria where Sargon II of Assyria crushed a western revolt led by Yau-bi'di of Hamath, who was captured and flayed.
Battle of Quramati
The Battle of Quramati was an engagement on the Euphrates in 606/605 BC in which an Egyptian army from Carchemish pushed back the Babylonian army of King Nabopolassar.
Campaign of Shalmaneser III against Que
Shalmaneser III's campaign against Que was an Assyrian invasion of 839 BC, crossing the Amanus range to capture cities of Katê on the Cilician plain.
Campaign of Tiglath-pileser III to Unqi
The campaign of Tiglath-pileser III to Unqi, also called the Pattina campaign, was a 738 BC Assyrian conquest that ended the Neo-Hittite kingdom of Unqi in north Syria.
Campaigns of Shalmaneser III in Syria
The campaigns of Shalmaneser III in Syria were repeated Assyrian expeditions into the Levant, including four battles of Qarqar against coalitions led by Damascus and Hamath.
Campaigns of Tiglath-pileser III against Urartu
The campaigns of Tiglath-pileser III against Urartu were Assyrian offensives of the 740s and 730s BC in which Tiglath-pileser III defeated Sarduri II and broke Urartu's power in Syria.
Campaigns of Tiglath-pileser III to Syria and Palestine
The campaigns of Tiglath-pileser III to Syria and Palestine (734–732 BC) were three Assyrian expeditions that ended with Damascus annexed and Israel reduced under King Hoshea.
Capture of Babylon (710 BC)
The capture of Babylon in 710 BC was Sargon II of Assyria's removal of Marduk-apla-iddina II, the Chaldaean chief known as Merodach-Baladan, from the Babylonian throne, followed by Sargon's enthronement.