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Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe I in Wikipedia

Ashur-nadin-ahhe I was the king of Assyria from 1435 BC to 1420 BC. He took power after the death of his father, Ashur-rabi I. Beginning with his reign, Assyria became a vassal of Mitanni. After a 15 year rule, he was overthrown by his brother Enlil-Nasir II....

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Ashur-Nirari V in Wikipedia

Ashur-nirari V (also Assurnirari) was King of Assyria from 755 to 745 BC. He was succeeded by Tiglath-Pileser III. Ashur-nirari V was a son of Adad-nirari III, and succeeded his brother, Ashur-dan III. He inherited a difficult situation from his predecessor. The Assyrian rulership was severely limited by the influence of court dignitaries, particu...

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Artaxerxes Iv in Wikipedia

Artaxerxes (Artaxšacā) IV Arses was king of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC. He was the youngest son of King Artaxerxes III and Atossa and was not expected to succeed to the throne of Persia. His unexpected rise to the throne came in 338 BC as a result of the murder of his father and most of his family by Bagoas, the powerful Vizier of Persia who ...

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Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe Ii in Wikipedia

Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (Aššur-nādin-ahhē II) was king of Assyria from 1403 to 1393 BC. Preceded by Ashur-rim-nisheshu, he is considered to be the last king of the Old Assyrian Period. He was succeeded by Eriba-Adad I, the first king of the Middle Assyrian period. Ashur-nadin-ahhe is an Assyrian personal name meaning "the god Ashur has given a brother...

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Ashur-Rabi I in Wikipedia

Ashur-rabi I was the King of Assyria from 1453 BC to 1435 BC. The son of the former king Enlil-nasir I, he seized the throne after a successful coup on Ashur-Saduni, who was the king for only one month.[1]...

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Alyattes in Wikipedia

Alyattes may refer to: * Alyattes I, king of Lydia (ca. 740 BC) * Alyattes II, king of Lydia, (619-560 BC)...

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Ammuna in Wikipedia

Ammunu was King of the Hittites ca. 1486–1466 BC (short chronology). He was the son of Hantili. His successor, Huzziya I, may have been his son....

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Arnuwanda Iii in Wikipedia

Arnuwanda III was the penultimate king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) (ca. 1209–1207 BC (short chronology)) and a son of Tudhaliya IV....

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Antiochus II in Wikipedia

Antiochus II Theos (Greek: Αντίοχος Β' Θεός, 286 BC–246 BC), was a king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom who reigned 261 BC–246 BC). He succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter in the winter of 262-61 BC. He was the younger son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes. He inherited a state of war with Egypt, t...

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Arame (=Aramu) in Wikipedia

Aramu or Arame (ruled 858–844 BC) was the first known king of Urartu.[1] Living at the time of Shalmaneser III (ruled 859-824 BC), Aram united the Nairi tribe against the threat of the Assyrian Empire. His capital at Arzashkun was captured by Shalmaneser.[2] Arame has been suggested as the prototype of both Aram (and, correspondingly the popular ...

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