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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instanceOf Assyrian military campaign
Neo-Assyrian military expedition
military campaign
chronologicalWithin Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED
reign of Sargon II
commandedBy Sargon II NERFINISHED
describedAs major turning point in Assyrian–Urartian relations
documentedIn Assyrian royal annals of Sargon II NERFINISHED
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
Urartian interference in Assyrian vassal states around Lake Urmia
hasConsequence capture of temple treasures at Musasir
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 NERFINISHED
Lake Urmia region NERFINISHED
Mannea NERFINISHED
Musasir NERFINISHED
Uishdish NERFINISHED
Urartu NERFINISHED
Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED
hasOutcome Assyrian victory
hasParticipant Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
Urartu NERFINISHED
hasPrimarySourceLanguage Akkadian
historicalPeriod Iron Age NERFINISHED
militaryTheater Near East NERFINISHED
Transcaucasia NERFINISHED
notableEvent sack of Musasir
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 NERFINISHED
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
Rusa I NERFINISHED
startTime 714 BCE
targetedCity Musasir NERFINISHED
targetedPolity Urartu NERFINISHED

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Rusa I notableDefeat Assyrian campaign of 714 BCE