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Fall of Assur

Fall of Assur was a siege conducted in 614 BC in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire, which ran from 626 BC to 609 BC. The recorded result: Median victory.

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Fought614 BC
WhereIraq35.457N, 43.263E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMedian victory
BelligerentsMedian KingdomagainstAssyrian Empire
Part ofMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire626 BC to 609 BC

Where it sits in the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire

Battle of Gablini, 616 BCFall of Assur, 614 BCFall of Tarbisu, 614 BCFall of Nineveh, 612 BCFall of Harran, 610 BCSiege of Harran, 609 BC616 BC609 BCFall of Assur, 614 BC
6 placed engagements of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date614 BC (year precision)
PlaceIraq
35.457N, 43.263E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Sîn-šar-iškun
Fall of AssurFall of AssurArdashir I's Siege of HatraBattle of the ZabBattle of the Stragna RiverBattle of ArraphaBattle of KirkukArdashir I's Siege of HatraBattle of the ZabBattle of the Stragna RiverMosulIrbilTall AfarTikrit100 km35.457N, 43.263E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Fall of Assur is one of 25 engagements of the 7th century BC in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5432152, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fall of Assur, revision 1370617692, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.