Fall of Assur

Fall of Assur
Part of the Median conquest of Assyria
Date614 BC
Location
Assyria
Result Median victory
Belligerents
Median Kingdom Assyrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Cyaxares Sinsharishkun

The fall of Assur, occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD.

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