List of kings of Urartu
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This page lists the kings of Urartu an Iron Age kingdom in what is now eastern Turkey and Armenia.
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[edit] Early kings
[edit] Rise to power
- Sarduri I (also Sarduris I) 834 BC-828 BC; moved the capital to Tushpa, expanded the fortress of Van.
- Ishpuinis the Establisher 828 BC-810 BC; expansion and conquest of Mushashir.
- Menuas the Conqueror 810-785 BC.
- Argishtis I (Argishtish I) 785-753 BC; fortified frontier, founder of Yerevan
- Sarduris II 753 BC-735 BC; maximum expansion; zenith of Urartian power.
- Rusas I 735 BC-714 BC; Assyrian and Cimmerian attacks.
[edit] Decline
- Argishtis II 714-680 BC
- Rusas II 680 BC-639 BC
- Sarduris III 639 BC-635 BC
- Eriména Armenian dynasty begins? 635-629 BC
- Rusa III 629 BC-590 BC or 629 BC-615 BC
Perhaps
The line of semi-legendary kings of Armenia begins 20 years after the last Urartian king, with Orontes I Sakavakyats (570-560 BC).
[edit] References
- Boris Piotrovskii, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu, London, 1969.
- Igor Diakonoff, The Pre-History of the Armenian People, Caravan Books, New York, 1988.
- M. Chahin, The Kingdom of Armenia, Curzon, London, 2001.
