Kingdom of Urartu (9th–6th centuries BCE)

1. Urartu fades; Achaemenids label region Urashtu/Armina

   Jan 1, 522Labels: Achaemenid Persia, Urashtu Armina

   • UNESCO

2. Teishebaini is burned and abandoned

   Jan 1, 585Labels: Teishebaini Karmir

   • Teishebaini
   • Urartu timeline

3. Rusa II builds Teishebaini at Karmir Blur

   Jan 1, 650Labels: Rusa II, Teishebaini Karmir

   • Teishebaini
   • Urartu timeline

4. Argishti II and Rusa II stabilize Urartu

   Jan 1, 680Labels: Argishti II, Rusa II

   • Argishti II
   • Rusa II

5. Sargon II sacks Musasir in eighth campaign

   Jan 1, 714Labels: Sargon II, Musasir

   • Khorsabad
   • Britannica

6. Rusa I builds Rusahinili (Toprakkale) fortress

   Jan 1, 730Labels: Rusa I, Rusahinili Toprakkale

   • Rusa I
   • Toprakkale

7. Tiglath-pileser III defeats Sarduri II

   Jan 1, 743Labels: Tiglath-Pileser III, Sarduri II

   • Britannica
   • Kummuh

8. Argishti I founds the fortress of Erebuni

   Jan 1, 782Labels: Argishti I, Erebuni

   • Britannica
   • Piotrovsky
   • UNESCO

9. Ishpuini expands power and elevates Haldi cult

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Ishpuini, Musasir

   • Kelashin Stele
   • Ishpuini

10. Menua builds major irrigation works near Van

    Jan 1, 800Labels: Menua, Menua Canal

    • Menua Canal
    • Menua

11. Sarduri I establishes Tushpa as capital

    Jan 1, 834Labels: Sarduri I, Tushpa Van

    • Sarduri I
    • Urartu timeline

12. Assyrian records first united Urartian kingdom

    Jan 1, 853Labels: Arame Aramu, Assyrian records

    • Khorsabad
    • Shalmaneser III
    • Arame