List of Kings of Urartu
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This page lists the kings of Urartu an ancient kingdom in what is now eastern Turkey and Armenia. Note that there are still unanswered questions about the names and ruling dates of many of the Urartuian kings.
[edit] Kings of Urartu
- Aramu 858 BC-844 BC.
- Lutipri 844 BC-834 BC
- Sarduri I (also Sarduris I) 834 BC-828 BC; expanded the fortress of Van.
- Ishpuinis the Establisher 828 BC-810 BC; expansion and conquest of Mushashir.
- Menuas the Conqueror 810-785 BC.
- Argishtis I (Argishtish I) 785-753 BC; fortified frontier, founder of Yerevan
- Sarduris II 753 BC-735 BC; maximum expansion; zenith of Urartian power.
- Rusas I 735 BC-714 BC; Assyrian attacks.
- Argishtis II 714-680 BC
- Rusas II 680 BC-639 BC
- Sarduris III 639 BC-635 BC
- Eriména Armenian dynasty begins? 635-629 BC
- Rusas III 629 BC-590 BC or 629 BC-615 BC
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[edit] References
- Boris Piotrovskii, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu, London, 1969.
- Igor Diakonoff, The Pre-History of the Armenian People, Caravan Books, New York, 1988.
- M. Chahin, The Kingdom of Armenia, Curzon, London, 2001.
