Urartian kings
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Urartian kings were the monarchs of the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highlands, ruling a powerful Iron Age state that rivaled Assyria in the first millennium BCE.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Near Eastern ruler
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capitalCity |
Tushpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Van NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRange | c. 9th century BCE to early 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestWellAttestedKing | Ishpuini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
conflict with Assyria
ⓘ
diplomacy with neighboring states ⓘ |
| floruit |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Assyrian records
ⓘ
archaeological evidence ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| legitimizedRuleBy | divine sanction ⓘ |
| maintained |
centralized administration
ⓘ
network of provincial governors ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Argishti I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menua NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusa I NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusa II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarduri I NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarduri II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Urartian state apparatus ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Shivini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teisheba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ḫaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedActivity |
canal building
ⓘ
fortress construction ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ temple construction ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ tribute collection ⓘ |
| religion | Urartian polytheism ⓘ |
| rivaled | Assyrian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled | Kingdom of Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledInPeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| ruledInRegion |
Armenian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Achaemenid Persian rulers in the region ⓘ |
| title |
king of Biainili
ⓘ
king of Urartu ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Urartian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Urartian cuneiform ⓘ |
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