Fall of Assur
| Fall of Assur | |||||||
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| Part of the Median conquest of Assyria | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Median Kingdom | Assyrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cyaxares | Sinsharishkun | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~25,000–35,000 (possibly) | ~20,000-30,000 (possibly) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~4,000–7,000 killed (needs more research) | ~8,000-12,000 killed (needs more research) | ||||||
The fall of Assur, occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD.