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Name: Bit-Zamani

Type: Polity

Start: 1299 BC

End: 856 BC

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Was an Aramaic polity that existed from the beginning of the 13th century BC.

Establishment


  • January 1299 BC: The Armaic polity of Bit-Zamani is mentioned in Assyrian texts since the 13th century BC.
  • Chronology


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    1. Campaigns of Muršili II


    Military campaigns of Hittite king Muršili II.

  • January 1294 BC: Having inherited a position of strength in the east, Hittite King Mursili was able to turn his attention to the west, where he attacked Arzawa and a city known as Millawanda (Miletus), which was under the control of Ahhiyawa.

  • 2. Campaigns of Adad-Nirari II


    Military Campaigns of Assyrian King Adad-nirari II.

  • January 890 BC: Assyrian king Adadnirari II subjugated the areas to the north of Assyria previously under only nominal Assyrian vassalage, conquering and deporting Aramean and Hurrian.

  • 3. Campaigns of Shalmaneser III


    Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.

  • January 855 BC: In 856 BC, Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), son and successor of Ashurnasirpal II, during one of his military expeditions, took over Bit-Zamani and annexed the territory of this state to one of the Assyrian provinces.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 855 BC: In 856 BC, Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), son and successor of Ashurnasirpal II, during one of his military expeditions, took over Bit-Zamani and annexed the territory of this state to one of the Assyrian provinces.
  • Selected Sources


  • Trevisanato, S. I. (2007). "The 'Hittite plague', an epidemic of tularemia and the first record of biological warfare". Medical Hypotheses. 69 (6): 1371–1374. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2007.03.012. PMID 17499936.
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