Wars with Aram-Damascus
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Wars with Aram-Damascus were a series of military conflicts in the 9th century BCE between the northern Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, prominently involving King Ahab and shaping the regional balance of power in the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wars with Aram-Damascus canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Wars with Aram-Damascus Context triple: [King Ahab, knownFor, Wars with Aram-Damascus]
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Assyrian–Urartian wars
The Assyrian–Urartian wars were a series of late 2nd–early 1st millennium BCE conflicts between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the kingdom of Urartu for dominance over the highlands of eastern Anatolia and the northern Mesopotamian frontier.
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Laodicean War
The Laodicean War was a Hellenistic-era conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Syria and Asia Minor.
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Egyptian–Hittite wars
The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.
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Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars
The Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars were a series of late 7th–early 6th century BCE military campaigns in which the Neo-Babylonian Empire subdued and ultimately destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, culminating in the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wars with Aram-Damascus Target entity description: Wars with Aram-Damascus were a series of military conflicts in the 9th century BCE between the northern Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, prominently involving King Ahab and shaping the regional balance of power in the Levant.
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A.
Assyrian–Urartian wars
The Assyrian–Urartian wars were a series of late 2nd–early 1st millennium BCE conflicts between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the kingdom of Urartu for dominance over the highlands of eastern Anatolia and the northern Mesopotamian frontier.
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B.
Laodicean War
The Laodicean War was a Hellenistic-era conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Syria and Asia Minor.
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C.
Egyptian–Hittite wars
The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.
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D.
Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars
The Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars were a series of late 7th–early 6th century BCE military campaigns in which the Neo-Babylonian Empire subdued and ultimately destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, culminating in the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.
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E.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| affected | regional balance of power in the Levant ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Aramean kingdom of Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2 Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Assyrian expansion into the Levant ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Aphek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battles at Ramoth-Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
control of trade routes
ⓘ
regional hegemony in the Levant ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Aram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Aramean kingdom of Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
facilitation of later Assyrian dominance
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fluctuating control over Gilead and Transjordan ⓘ weakening of both Israel and Aram-Damascus ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Aram-Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Ahab NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSource | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Bashan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare |
chariot warfare
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| involvesRuler |
Ahab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben-Hadad I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben-Hadad II NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazael NERFINISHED ⓘ Jehoahaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jehoash of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jehu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Israel–Aram conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Israelite–Aramean skirmishes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfSources | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Assyrian conquest of Aram-Damascus
NERFINISHED
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Syro-Ephraimite War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondarySourcesLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age II ⓘ |
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Subject: Wars with Aram-Damascus Description of subject: Wars with Aram-Damascus were a series of military conflicts in the 9th century BCE between the northern Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, prominently involving King Ahab and shaping the regional balance of power in the Levant.
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