Kashtariti
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Kashtariti (Akkadian: Kaštariti;[1] Median: 𐎧𐏁𐎰𐎼𐎡𐎫 Xšaθrita;[2] fl. 670s BCE) was a Median chieftain. He is mentioned as "King of the Medes" in an inscription dated 678 BCE.[3] His lands were presumably located along the northeastern border of Assyria. Amongst his possessions was the city of Karkašši.[4] Kashtariti forged an alliance of the Medes with the Cimmerians, Mannaeans, and Scythians against Assyria.