Adad-nirari I

Adad-nirari I
King of Assyria
King of the Middle Assyrian Empire
Reign31 regnal years
1305-1274 BC (MC)
1295-1263 BC (SC)
PredecessorArik-den-ili
SuccessorShalmaneser I
IssueShalmaneser I, Ibashi-ili
FatherArik-den-ili

Adad-nārārī I (1305–1274 BC or 1295–1263 BC short chronology) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. His annals survived in more detail than most of his predecessors, and he achieved numerous major military victories that further strengthened the position of Assyria as the most powerful state in the world at the time.