Event Urartu-Assyria War

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Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Urartu and the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Chronology

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  • January 705 BC: After Sargon's death in 706 BC, King Rusa's successor, Argishti II, launched a major counterattack, with his forces driving the Assyrians back across the pre-war border.
  • January 713 BC: In 714 BC, King Sargon II led an offensive into Urartian territory. He won especially at the Battle of Lake Urmia.