Rusa I

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Rusa I was a prominent 8th-century BCE king of Urartu known for expanding the kingdom’s power and engaging in major conflicts with the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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Rusa I canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ
King of Urartu ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Van region ⓘ
capital Tushpa ⓘ
conflict Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Reign of Sargon II of Assyria ⓘ
linked to: Sargon II
country Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
culture Urartian ⓘ
deathPlace Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
era Iron Age ⓘ
father Sarduri II ⓘ
floruit 8th century BCE ⓘ
historicalSource Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ
Urartian cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ
knownFor Expanding the power of Urartu ⓘ
Major conflicts with the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Military campaigns in the Armenian Highlands ⓘ
language Urartian language ⓘ
notableDefeat Assyrian campaign of 714 BCE ⓘ
notableEvent Urartu–Assyria wars in the late 8th century BCE ⓘ
opponent Sargon II ⓘ
positionHeld King of Urartu ⓘ
linked to: Argishti I
predecessor Sarduri II ⓘ
region Armenian Highlands ⓘ
reignEnd c. 714 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 735 BCE ⓘ
religion Urartian polytheism ⓘ
successor Argishti II ⓘ
territorialExpansion Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
linked to: eastern Turkey

Northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
title King of Biainili ⓘ

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