Assyrian campaign of 714 BCE
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The Assyrian campaign of 714 BCE was a major military expedition led by the Neo-Assyrian king Sargon II against Urartu, resulting in a decisive defeat for King Rusa I and significantly weakening Urartian power in the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assyrian campaign of 714 BCE canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Assyrian military campaign
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Neo-Assyrian military expedition ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| chronologicalWithin |
Neo-Assyrian period
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reign of Sargon II ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | major turning point in Assyrian–Urartian relations ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Assyrian royal annals of Sargon II
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Sargon II’s Letter to the god Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ reliefs from the reign of Sargon II ⓘ |
| endTime | 714 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Assyrian dominance over Urartian border regions ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Assyrian–Urartian rivalry for control of eastern Anatolia and northwest Iran
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Urartian interference in Assyrian vassal states around Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
capture of temple treasures at Musasir
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decisive defeat of Rusa I ⓘ expansion of Assyrian influence in the Lake Urmia region ⓘ plunder of Musasir ⓘ territorial losses for Urartu ⓘ weakening of Urartian power ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Iranian plateau
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Lake Urmia region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mannea NERFINISHED ⓘ Musasir NERFINISHED ⓘ Uishdish NERFINISHED ⓘ Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | Assyrian victory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySourceLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Near East
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Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
sack of Musasir
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seizure of Urartian royal and cultic treasures ⓘ |
| opponent | Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentLeader | Rusa I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyrian–Urartian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Assyrian–Urartian conflicts in the 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kingdom of Urartu
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Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusa I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 714 BCE ⓘ |
| targetedCity | Musasir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedPolity | Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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