Kaštaritu

Kaštaritu (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒁹𒁉𒋫𒊑𒌅, romanized: Kaštaritu; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎰𐎼𐎡𐎫, romanized: Xšaθrita; fl. 670s BCE) was a Median chieftain. He is mentioned as "King of the Medes" in an inscription dated 678 BCE. His lands were presumably located along the northeastern border of Assyria. Amongst his possessions was the city of Kār-Kaššî. Kaštariti forged an alliance of the Medes with the Cimmerians, Mannaeans, and Scythians against Assyria.

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