Urartian period

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The Urartian period was an Iron Age era in the Near East marked by the rise of the Kingdom of Urartu, known for its fortified cities, advanced irrigation systems, and distinctive art and architecture around Lake Van.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Urartian culture 3
Urartian period canonical 3
Early Urartian dynasty 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age period ⓘ
archaeological culture phase ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
characterizedBy construction of hilltop fortresses ⓘ
military conflicts with Assyria ⓘ
state-sponsored irrigation projects ⓘ
culturalInfluenceFrom Mesopotamian civilizations ⓘ
linked to: Mesopotamia
culturalInfluenceOn later Armenian culture ⓘ
endTime circa 6th century BCE ⓘ
followedBy Achaemenid period ⓘ
follows Late Bronze Age in the Near East ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Biainili period ⓘ
Urartu period ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
hasArchaeologicalSite Altıntepe ⓘ
Ayanis ⓘ
Bastam ⓘ
Erebuni ⓘ
linked to: fortress of Erebuni

Karmir Blur ⓘ
Toprakkale ⓘ
hasAssociatedState Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
hasCapitalCity Tushpa ⓘ
hasCoreRegion Armenian Highlands ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia ⓘ
Lake Van region ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ
southern Caucasus ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
hasLanguage Urartian language ⓘ
hasMajorDeity Haldi ⓘ
Shivini ⓘ
Teisheba ⓘ
hasNeighbor Mannaean kingdom ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Phrygian kingdom ⓘ
hasPoliticalStructure centralized monarchy ⓘ
fortress-based administration ⓘ
hasReligion Urartian polytheism ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Urartian cuneiform ⓘ
knownFor advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
canal construction ⓘ
cyclopean masonry ⓘ
distinctive bronze art ⓘ
fortified cities ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
rock-cut reservoirs ⓘ
stone reliefs ⓘ
partOf Iron Age in the Near East ⓘ
linked to: Iron Age Near East
startTime circa 9th century BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

fortress of Argishtikhinili → timePeriod → Urartian period ⓘ
Çorum Province → hasHeritage → Phrygian period ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Harput → heritagePeriod → Urartian period ⓘ
Ishpuini → culture → Urartian culture ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Ishpuini → dynasty → Early Urartian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Teishebaini → hasArchaeologicalStratum → Urartian period ⓘ
Rock of Van → culture → Urartian civilization ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Argishti II → culture → Urartian culture ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Bagvarti → culture → Urartian culture ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period
Urartian period → hasAlternativeName → Urartu period ⓘ
linked to: Urartian period