Aram-Damascus

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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.

Establishment

January 1099 BC: Aram-Damascus was an Aramean state around Damascus in Syria from the late 12th century BC.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser I

Military campaigns of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I.

1.1.Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser I in Syria

Military Campaigns of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I in Syria.

January 1076 BC: The Assyrian Empire campaigned against the Arameans 28 times during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser I from 1115 to 1077 BC. The control of the high road to the Mediterranean was secured by the possession of the Hittite town of Pitru at the junction between the Euphrates and Sajur. Tiglath-Pileser I also conquered Gubal (Byblos), Sidon, and finally Arvad.

2. Campaigns of Shalmaneser III

Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.

January 841 BC: In 842 BC, the Assyrian king led an army against Hazael, King of Damascus, besieging the city and forcing tribute, but not taking it.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1055 BC: By the end of Eriba-Adad II's reign many areas of Syria and Phoenicia-Canaan, previously under firm Assyrian control, were eventually lost by the Assyrian Empire.

January 1029 BC: According to biblical accounts, the Davidic-Solomonic Empire, known as the United Monarchy of Israel in English-speaking countries, was a state in the eastern Mediterranean during the 10th century BC. This kingdom encompassed the territories that would later become the separate kingdoms of Judah and Israel.

Disestablishment

January 841 BC: In 842 BC, the Assyrian king led an army against Hazael, King of Damascus, besieging the city and forcing tribute, but not taking it.

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