Sarduri
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Sarduri, also Sarduris, Sardur was the name of several kinds of Urartu
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Urartu
Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
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- Sarduri ISarduri ISarduri I , also known as Sarduris, was king of Urartu in Asia Minor. He was the son of Lutipri, the second monarch of Urartu. Sarduri I is most known for moving the capital of the Urartu kingdom to Tushpa . This proved to be significant as Tushpa became the focal point of politics in the Near East...
(reign - 834 BC - 828 BC) - Sarduri IISarduri IISarduri II was the King of Urartu . The Urartian Kingdom was at its peak during his reign. He succeeded his father Argishti I to the throne....
(ruled 764-735 BC) - Sarduri IIISarduri IIISarduri III was a king of Urartu between around 639 BC and 635 BC.Argishti left a record of fourteen years of his reign on the walls of chambers hewn in the Rock of Van, while Sarduri III's victories are inscribed on a monument erected on a spot called "the Treasury Gate" in the fortress of Van...
- Sarduri IVSarduri IVSarduri IV was one of the last kings of Urartu, reigning from 615 to 595 BC.Sarduri IV was the son and successor of Rusa III. Little is known about his reign, except that his kingdom was being invaded by Assyrian forces from the south, east and west, as well as by the Medes from the east and the...