Argishti I

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Argishti I was a powerful 8th-century BCE king of Urartu known for expanding the kingdom’s territory, founding the fortress city of Erebuni (modern Yerevan), and commissioning extensive building and irrigation projects.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Argishti I of Urartu 6
Argishti I canonical 5
King of Urartu 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient monarch ⓘ
King of Urartu ⓘ
associatedWith Erebuni Fortress ⓘ
linked to: fortress of Erebuni

Modern city of Yerevan ⓘ
capital Tushpa ⓘ
century 8th century BCE ⓘ
conflictWith Assyria ⓘ
Neighboring states of northern Syria ⓘ
country Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
deathPlace Urartu (approximate) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
economicPolicy Development of agriculture through irrigation ⓘ
Integration of conquered territories into Urartian economy ⓘ
era Iron Age ⓘ
father Menua ⓘ
founded Argishtikhinili ⓘ
Erebuni ⓘ
linked to: fortress of Erebuni

Several fortresses in the Ararat plain ⓘ
knownFor Founding the fortress city of Erebuni ⓘ
Irrigation and canal construction ⓘ
Large-scale building projects ⓘ
Territorial expansion of Urartu ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Urartian ⓘ
linked to: Urartian language
legacy Considered one of the most powerful kings of Urartu ⓘ
Regarded as a founder of Yerevan through Erebuni ⓘ
militaryActivity Campaigns into northern Syria ⓘ
Campaigns into the Caucasus region ⓘ
notableConstruction Fortified complexes in the Ararat plain ⓘ
Irrigation canals and reservoirs ⓘ
Palaces and temples in Urartu ⓘ
patronDeity Haldi ⓘ
positionHeld King of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
predecessor Menua ⓘ
regionRuled Ararat plain ⓘ
Territories around Lake Van ⓘ
reignEnd 764 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 786 BCE ⓘ
religion Urartian polytheism ⓘ
sourceOfInformation Archaeological excavations at Erebuni ⓘ
Royal inscriptions ⓘ
successor Sarduri II ⓘ
territorialExpansionDirection Northward into the Lake Sevan region ⓘ
Northwest toward the upper Euphrates ⓘ
Westward into northern Syria ⓘ
timePeriod Neo-Assyrian era ⓘ
linked to: Assyrian period
titleUsedInInscriptions King of the Land of Biainili ⓘ
linked to: King of Biainili

King of the Universe ⓘ
writingSystemUsed Cuneiform ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Urartu → notableRuler → Argishti I ⓘ
Yerevan → foundedBy → King Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
subject linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
linked to: Argishti I
Menua → successor → Argishti I ⓘ
Menua → successorDynasty → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
Argishti I → positionHeld → King of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
Sarduri I → positionHeld → King of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
Rusa I → positionHeld → King of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
fortress of Argishtikhinili → foundedBy → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
fortress of Argishtikhinili → namedAfter → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
fortress of Erebuni → foundedBy → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
King of Biainili → positionHeldBy → Argishti I ⓘ
Argishtikhinili → foundedBy → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
Argishtikhinili → namedAfter → Argishti I of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
Urartian kings → notableKing → Argishti I ⓘ
Tuspa → notableRulerAssociated → King Argishti I ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I