Battle of Qarqar

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The Battle of Qarqar was a major 853 BC clash in which an Assyrian army under Shalmaneser III fought a coalition of Levantine states, becoming one of the best-documented early battles in Near Eastern history.

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Battle of Qarqar canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
approximateCoordinates near modern Hama, Syria ⓘ
belligerent Arab tribes under Gindibu ⓘ
linked to: Arab tribes

Aram-Damascus ⓘ
Kingdom of Hamath ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
combatant Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
coalition of Levantine states ⓘ
commander Shalmaneser III ⓘ
conflictIn Neo-Assyrian expansion ⓘ
date 853 BC ⓘ
describedAs one of the best-documented early battles in Near Eastern history ⓘ
era Iron Age ⓘ
historicalSignificance evidence for political alliances in 9th century BC Levant ⓘ
key event in early Neo-Assyrian imperialism ⓘ
kingInvolved Ahab of Israel ⓘ
Hadadezer of Damascus ⓘ
Shalmaneser III ⓘ
locatedIn Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

Syria ⓘ
militaryTechnology cavalry ⓘ
chariots ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
notableFor detailed Assyrian royal inscription ⓘ
large anti-Assyrian coalition ⓘ
opposingCommander Ahab of Israel ⓘ
Gindibu the Arab ⓘ
Hadadezer of Aram-Damascus ⓘ
linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram
partOf campaigns of Shalmaneser III ⓘ
place Qarqar ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfSources Akkadian ⓘ
recordedBy Assyrian royal annals ⓘ
region Orontes River valley ⓘ
relatedTo Assyrian–Aramean wars ⓘ
history of the Levant ⓘ
result Assyrian advance temporarily checked ⓘ
inconclusive ⓘ
source Kurkh Monolith of Shalmaneser III ⓘ
yearInAssyrianChronology 6th regnal year of Shalmaneser III ⓘ

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Shalmaneser III → engagedInBattle → Battle of Qarqar ⓘ
Ahab of Israel → battle → Battle of Qarqar ⓘ
House of Omri → significantEvent → Battle of Qarqar ⓘ