Polity Nairi

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A confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands, roughly corresponding to the modern Van and Hakkâri provinces of modern Turkey.

Establishment

  • January 1199 BC: According to Assyrian sources, Nairi was a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands, roughly corresponding to the modern Van and Hakkâri provinces of modern Turkey.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser I

Military campaigns of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I.

1.1. Assyrian Conquest of Malatia

Military Campaign of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I against Malatia.

  • January 1110 BC: In a military campaign ca.1111 BC, Assyrian forces penetrated into the mountains south of Lake Van and then turned westward to receive the submission of Malatia.

Disestablishment

  • January 999 BC: Nairi was absorbed by Urartu in the 10th century BC.