Campaigns of Ashurbanipal
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Military campaigns of Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.
Chronology
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- January 639 BC: The last Elamite king, Khumma-Khaldash III, was captured in 640 BC by Ashurbanipal, who annexed and destroyed the country.
- January 652 BC: Tempti-Khumma-In-Shushinak (664-653 BC) attacked Assyria, but was defeated and killed by Ashurbanipal following the battle of the Ulaï in 653 BC and Susa itself was sacked and occupied by the Assyrians.
- January 645 BC: Assyrian king Ashurbanipal conquered Susa, the capital of Elam.
1. Defeat of Media
Median King Pharaortes started a war with Assyria but was defeated and killed by Ashurbanipal, the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.