Battle of Nineveh (612 BC)
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| Battle of Nineveh | |||||||
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| Assyria | Medes and their allies:
Susianians |
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| King Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria | Nabopolassar | ||||||
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| King Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Nineveh was fought in 612 BC. It witnessed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh being sacked, besieged and conquered by allied forces of Medes, Scythians, Babylonians and Susianians. King Sin-shar-ishkun of Assyria was killed in the sack.
[edit] Popular Culture
- This battle makes an appearance as a scenario in the RTS game Age of Empires.
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