Urartu–Assyria War

Urartu-Assyrian war
Date714 BC – Mid 7th century BC
Location
Van
Result

Assyrian victory

  • Urartu became an Assyrian client state.
Combatants
Urartu Assyria
Commanders and leaders
Rusa I
Argishti I
Rusa II
Sardur III
Erimena
Rusa III
Rusa IV		 Tiglath-Pileser III
Sargon II
Sennacherib
Esarhaddon
Ashurbanipal

The Urartu–Assyria War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Urartu and the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The war began around 714 BC, with the invasion of Urartu by the Assyrian King Sargon II. Sargon led multiple offensives deep into Urartian territory, amassing numerous victories in the war. Following his death, however, Urartian Kings Argishti II and Rusa II launched many successful counterattacks, reclaiming Urartu's lost territory and gaining some from Assyria. However, their successors suffered multiple major defeats, resulting in Urartu becoming an Assyrian client state.

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