Fall of Harran

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Not to be confused with Siege of Harran or Battle of Harran.
Fall of Harran
Part of
Medo-Babylonian war against Assyrian Empire
Date610-609 BC[1]
Location
Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Result

Medo-Babylonian
victory

Belligerents
Medians
 Assyria
Commanders and leaders
Nabopolassar
Cyaxares		 Ashur-uballit II
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Fall of Harran refers to the siege and capture of the

Median and Neo-Babylonian
empires.

Background

From the year 639 BC, the

Babylonian and Median invasions of their lands. The city of Arrapha fell in 615 BC, followed by Assur in 614 BC, and finally the famed Nineveh, the newest capital of Assyria, in 612 BC. Despite the brutal massacres that followed, the Assyrians survived as a political entity and escaped to Harran under their new king, Ashur-uballit II.[5] Establishing Harran as a capital for the Assyrians caught the attention of the Babylonian King Nabopolassar[5] and Median King Cyaxares
, who were determined to forever destroy the threat of Assyrian resurgence.

Siege

Assyrian annals record no more after 610 BC[5] - the presumed date of the siege. The siege lasted for another year before the city finally fell in 609 BC.[6]

Aftermath

With the fall of Harran, the Assyrian empire ceased to exist as a state.[7][8][9] Remnants of the former Assyrian empire's army met up with the Egyptian forces that had defeated the Kingdom of Judah at Megiddo. In 605 BC, the Babylonians were again successful, as they defeated Egyptians along with part of the army of former Assyria at Carchemish, ending the Egyptian intervention in the Near East.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-57506-095-8
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  2. ISBN 978-1-134-75084-9
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  3. ISBN 978-1-4443-3593-4
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  4. ^ Oxford Bible Atlas "Ashuruballit assumed control over what remained of Assyria in Haran, but Haran too was captured by the Medes and the Babylonians in 610 and the might of Assyria was ended"
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    ISBN 978-0-19-518364-1
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  6. ^ Grant, R.G. (2005). Battle: A Visual Journey Through 5000 Years of Combat. London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 18.
  7. ISBN 978-1-134-75084-9
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  8. ISBN 978-1-4443-3593-4
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  9. ^ Oxford Bible Atlas "Ashuruballit assumed control over what remained of Assyria in Haran, but Haran too was captured by the Medes and the Babylonians in 610 and the might of Assyria was ended"

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