Event Campaigns of Shalmaneser I

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Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser I.

Chronology

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  • January 1243 BC: During his reign Assyrian king Salmanassar I conquered the region of Urartu that encompassed most of Eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus Mountains.
  • January 1271 BC: The Assyrian king Shalmaneser I expanded his kingdom up to the head of the Euphrates in Anatolia as the Hittite power in the region declined.
  • January 1243 BC: What remained of the kingdom of Mitanni came under Assyrian control .
  • January 1262 BC: The Assyrians expanded further, and conquered the royal city of Taidu, and took Washukanni, Amasakku, Kahat, Shuru, Nabula, Hurra and Shuduhu as well. They also conquered Irridu.