Aram-Damascus
The Kingdom of Aram-Damascus (/ˈærəm dəˈmæskəs/; Syriac: ܐܪܡ-ܕܪܡܣܘܩ) was an Aramean polity that existed from the late-12th century BCE until 732 BCE, and was centred around the city of Damascus in the Southern Levant. Alongside various tribal lands, it was bounded in its later years by the polities of Assyria to the north, Ammon to the south, and Israel to the west.
Kingdom of Aram-Damascus | |||||||||
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| c. 12th century BCE–732 BCE | |||||||||
The region around 830 BCE, with Aram-Damascus in green | |||||||||
| Capital | Damascus | ||||||||
| Common languages | Old Aramaic | ||||||||
| Religion | Ancient Semitic religion | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Aramean | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 885 BCE–865 BCE | Ben-Hadad I | ||||||||
• 865 BCE–842 BCE | Ben-Hadad II | ||||||||
• 842 BCE–796 BCE | Hazael | ||||||||
• 796 BCE–792 BCE | Ben-Hadad III | ||||||||
• 754 BCE–732 BCE | Rezin (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 12th century BCE | ||||||||
| 732 BCE | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Syria Jordan Israel Lebanon | ||||||||
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