Kingdom of Urartu

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The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age state
Near Eastern polity
ancient kingdom
alternativeName Biainili
Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Kingdom of Van

Kingdom of Urartu
surface form: Urartu
archaeologicalSite fortress of Erebuni
surface form: Erebuni

Karmir Blur
Toprakkale
capital Tushpa
capitalLocatedOn eastern shore of Lake Van
centeredAround Lake Van
constructed canals and irrigation networks
fortress of Argishtikhinili
fortress of Erebuni
fortress of Teishebaini
surface form: fortress of Rusahinili

fortress of Teishebaini
economyBasedOn agriculture
animal husbandry
metallurgy
endTime early 6th century BCE
exported horses
metal goods
wine
flourishedDuring 8th century BCE
9th century BCE
early 7th century BCE
followedBy Achaemenid Empire
governmentType monarchy
knownFor advanced irrigation systems
fortress architecture
metalworking
rock-cut inscriptions
language Urartian language
locatedIn Armenian Highlands
locatedInPresentDay Armenia
eastern Turkey
northwestern Iran
mainDeity Haldi
majorRival Assyria
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
notableRuler Argishti I
Menua
Rusa I
Sarduri I
otherDeity Shivini
Teisheba
partOf Ancient Near East
surface form: ancient Near East
precededBy Kingdom of Urartu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nairi polities
religion polytheism
scriptUsedFor royal inscriptions
startTime circa 9th century BCE
writingSystem cuneiform

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Armenians earliestState Kingdom of Urartu
Armenians recognizedAsChristianFirst Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Armenia
Armenia historicalPredecessor Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Armenia
Armenian Highlands ancientRegionIncludes Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Kingdom of Urartu alternativeName Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Kingdom of Urartu alternativeName Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Van
Kingdom of Urartu precededBy Kingdom of Urartu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nairi polities
Medes neighbor Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartians
Neo-Assyrian expansion targets Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Tiglath-Pileser III campaignAgainst Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Asian Turkey historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian kingdom
Menua kingdom Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Menua civilization Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian civilization
Argishti I country Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Argishti I deathPlace Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu (approximate)
Sarduri I country Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Rusa I country Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Rusa I deathPlace Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Karmir Blur partOf Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Karmir Blur associatedWithState Kingdom of Urartu
Karmir Blur belongsToArchaeologicalCulture Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian culture
Van associatedWith Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Biainili nativeNameOf Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Biainili hasAlternativeName Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Urartian language primaryArea Kingdom of Urartu
Urartian language associatedState Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Haldi chiefDeityOf Kingdom of Urartu
Haldi chiefWarGodOf Kingdom of Urartu
Haldi nationalGodOf Kingdom of Urartu
Haldi worshippedIn Kingdom of Urartu
Teisheba culture Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Teisheba worshippedIn Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: kingdom of Urartu
Shivini worshippedIn Kingdom of Urartu
fortress of Teishebaini partOf Kingdom of Urartu
subject surface form: Fortress of Teishebaini
Ancient Near East containsCivilization Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian kingdom
Tushpa country Kingdom of Urartu
Tushpa locatedIn Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Tushpa capitalOf Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian kingdom
Tushpa associatedWith Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian civilization
Tushpa builtBy Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartians
fortress of Argishtikhinili partOf Kingdom of Urartu
fortress of Erebuni partOf Kingdom of Urartu
fortress of Erebuni culture Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian civilization
Toprakkale partOf Kingdom of Urartu
Toprakkale culture Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian culture
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collectionIncludesCulture Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartian culture
Cimmerians invaded Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartu
Cimmerians conflictWith Kingdom of Urartu
Van Fortress civilization Kingdom of Urartu
Van Fortress builtBy Kingdom of Urartu
this entity surface form: Urartians