State

Neo-Assyrian Empire

historical state in Mesopotamia

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911–609 BCE
Founded
911 BCE
Ended
609 BCE
Capital
Assur
Preceded by
Middle Assyrian EmpireTwenty-fifth Dynasty of EgyptKingdom of IsraelElam
Succeeded by
MedesNeo-Babylonian EmpireTwenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

Overview

The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts of the South Caucasus, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean throughout much of the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, becoming the largest empire in history up to that point. Because of its geopolitical dominance and ideology based in world domination, the Neo-Assyrian Empire has been described as the first world empire in history. It influenced other empires of the ancient world culturally, administratively, and militarily, including the Neo-Babylonians, the Achaemenids, and the Seleucids. At its height, the empire was the strongest military power in the world and ruled over all of Mesopotamia, the Levant and Egypt, as well as parts of Anatolia, Arabia and what is now Iran and Armenia.

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Records (20)

  1. 743–735 BCE — Urartu–Assyria War of 743–735 BCEWar
  2. 720 BCE — Battle of DerBattle
  3. 720 BCE — Battle of QarqarBattle · Assyria ▸ Hamath, Israel, Aram-Damascus, Amon, Arabia, Arwad, Que, Irqanata, Shianu
  4. 710 BCE — Conquest of Dur-Abi-haraBattle
  5. 703 BCE — Battle of KishBattle
  6. 701 BCE — Siege of AzekahSiege
  7. 701 BCE — Cimmerian invasion of PhrygiaInvasion
  8. 700 BCE — Battle of EltekehBattle · Assyria ▸ Judea, Egyptian Allies
  9. 693 BCE — Battle of Diyala RiverBattle
  10. 691 BCE — Battle of KhaluleBattle · Assyria ▸ Babylon, Elam
  11. 681 BCE — Battle of KhanigalbatBattle · Esarhaddon ▸ Sharezer, Adermalik
  12. 659 BCE — Battle of AzotusBattle · Egypt ▸ Assyria
  13. 653 BCE — Battle of NinevehBattle · Media ▸ Scythians, Assyria
  14. 652 BCE — Battle of HiritumBattle
  15. 650 BCE — Battle of Babylon, IraqBattle · Assyria ▸ Babylon
  16. 616 BCE — Battle of GabliniBattle
  17. 612 BCE — Battle of NinevehBattle · Chaldeans, Media, Scythians ▸ Assyria
  18. 610 BCE — Battle of HarranBattle · Babylon, Media ▸ Assyria
  19. 609 BCE — Battle of MegiddoBattle · Egypt ▸ Judah
  20. 605 BCE — Battle of CarchemishBattle · Babylon ▸ Assyria, Egypt

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