Bit-Zamani

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Establishment

• January 1299 BC: The Armaic polity of Bit-Zamani is mentioned in Assyrian texts since the 13th century BC.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Muršili II

Military campaigns of Hittite king Muršili II.

• January 1294 BC: Having inherited a position of strength in the east, Hittite King Mursili was able to turn his attention to the west, where he attacked Arzawa and a city known as Millawanda (Miletus), which was under the control of Ahhiyawa.

2. Campaigns of Adad-Nirari II

Military Campaigns of Assyrian King Adad-nirari II.

• January 890 BC: Assyrian king Adadnirari II subjugated the areas to the north of Assyria previously under only nominal Assyrian vassalage, conquering and deporting Aramean and Hurrian.

3. Campaigns of Shalmaneser III

Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.

• January 855 BC: In 856 BC, Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), son and successor of Ashurnasirpal II, during one of his military expeditions, took over Bit-Zamani and annexed the territory of this state to one of the Assyrian provinces.

Disestablishment

• January 855 BC: In 856 BC, Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), son and successor of Ashurnasirpal II, during one of his military expeditions, took over Bit-Zamani and annexed the territory of this state to one of the Assyrian provinces.

Selected Sources

• Trevisanato, S. I. (2007). "The 'Hittite plague', an epidemic of tularemia and the first record of biological warfare". Medical Hypotheses. 69 (6): 1371–1374. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2007.03.012. PMID 17499936.