Biainili people

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The Biainili people were the ancient inhabitants of the kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highlands, known for their advanced fortress architecture and role as a major Near Eastern power in the early first millennium BCE.

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Biainili people canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
archaeologicalSites Argishtikhinili ⓘ
Ayanis ⓘ
Erebuni ⓘ
linked to: fortress of Erebuni

Karmir Blur ⓘ
Toprakkale ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
built fortified citadels ⓘ
palatial structures ⓘ
rock-cut inscriptions ⓘ
temple complexes ⓘ
capitalCity Tushpa ⓘ
culturalSphere Hurro-Urartian cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Hurro-Urartian
declinePeriod late 7th century BCE ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
metal trade ⓘ
mining ⓘ
engagedInConflictWith Cimmerians ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
kingdom of Phrygia ⓘ
linked to: Phrygian kingdom
ethnonym Biainili ⓘ
inhabitedRegion Armenian Highlands ⓘ
Lake Van region ⓘ
Upper Euphrates basin ⓘ
linked to: Euphrates region

Upper Tigris basin ⓘ
knownFor advanced irrigation systems ⓘ
cyclopean stone fortifications ⓘ
fortress architecture ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
role as a major Near Eastern power ⓘ
language Urartian language ⓘ
majorDeity Haldi ⓘ
Shivini ⓘ
Teisheba ⓘ
partOf ancient Near East ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Near East
politicalOrganization centralized monarchy ⓘ
regionToday Armenia ⓘ
eastern Turkey ⓘ
northeastern Iraq ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ
relatedTo Hurrians ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
religion polytheism ⓘ
successorCulture early Armenian polities ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
early first millennium BCE ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform script ⓘ

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Biainili → hasEthnonym → Biainili people ⓘ