Fall of Assur
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The Fall of Assur occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD.
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Fall of Assur | |||||||
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Part of Medo-Babylonian war against Assyrian Empire | |||||||
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Media | Assyria | ||||||
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Cyaxares | Sinsharishkun[4] | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown | Extermination of the city[1] |
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