siege of Assur (614 BCE)
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The siege of Assur (614 BCE) was a key Median-Babylonian assault on the ancient Assyrian religious capital that marked a major step in the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall of Assur (614 BCE) | 1 |
| siege of Assur (614 BCE) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| after | Battle of Nineveh (615 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | fall of Assur (614 BCE) ⓘ |
| attacker |
Babylonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medes NERFINISHED ⓘ Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| before | siege of Nineveh (612 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Median Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Cyaxares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabopolassar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| consequence |
shift of regional power to Medes and Babylonians
ⓘ
weakening of Assyrian military capacity ⓘ |
| date | 614 BCE ⓘ |
| defender |
Assyrian garrison of Assur
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Assur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper Tigris region ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource | Babylonian Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture and destruction of Assur ⓘ |
| partOf |
Medo-Babylonian war against Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalImpact | accelerated disintegration of Assyrian state ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | Assyrian-Median hostilities in 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | city of Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousImpact | destruction of major Assyrian temples ⓘ |
| religiousImportanceOfTarget | Assur was the religious capital of Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Assur
ⓘ
decisive Median-Babylonian victory ⓘ destruction of Assur ⓘ major blow to Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
elimination of Assyria’s religious capital
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opened way for later siege of Nineveh ⓘ undermined Assyrian political and religious authority ⓘ |
| successorConflict | siege of Nineveh (612 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 614 BCE ⓘ |
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Fall of Assur (614 BCE)