Sidon (Assyria)

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Phoenician polity of Sidon's period of Assyrian domination.

Establishment

January 840 BC: Sidon conquered by assyria.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Shalmaneser III

Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.

2. Campaigns of Cyaxares

Military campaign of Median king Cyaxares.

2.1.Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire

Was a war fought between Media and Babylon against the Neo-Assyrian Empire that led to the fall of the latter.

2.1.1.Necho´s first campaign in syria

Was a military campaign by Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II that invaded the Levant to help the Assyrian in their war against Media and Babylon.

June 609 BC: Egyptian Pharaoh Necho led a sizable force to help the Assyrians. He soon captured Kadesh on the Orontes and moved forward, joining forces with Assyrian ruler Ashur-uballit and together they crossed the Euphrates and laid siege to Harran. Although Necho became the first pharaoh to cross the Euphrates since Thutmose III, he failed to capture Harran, and retreated back to northern Syria.

January 608 BC: Egyptian Pharaoh Necho led a sizable force to help the Assyrians. He soon captured Kadesh on the Orontes and moved forward, joining forces with Assyrian ruler Ashur-uballit and together they crossed the Euphrates and laid siege to Harran. Although Necho became the first pharaoh to cross the Euphrates since Thutmose III, he failed to capture Harran, and retreated back to northern Syria.

Disestablishment

January 608 BC: In 609 BC, Sidon gained independence following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire. This marked a significant shift in power dynamics in the region, as Sidon was able to assert its autonomy without the influence of the Assyrians.