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Ancient era · 647 BCE

Battle of Susa

The Battle of Susa was a battle involving Assyrians and Elamites. The Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, had grown tired of the Elamites' attacks on the Mesopotamians, and he decided to destroy Susa as punishment.

Battle of Susa
Battle of Susa · Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
647 BCE
Where
Susa
Era
Ancient

Topics

Iran9,000 BCE – today

Before and after

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