Fall of Assur
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.
| Fall of Assur | |||||||
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| Part of Medo-Babylonian war against Assyrian Empire | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Media | Assyria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cyaxares | Sinsharishkun | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Extermination of the city | ||||||
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