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People: Adad-nirari I
Topic: Zela, Battle of

Adad-nirari I

king of Assyria
Years: 1325BCE - 1263BCE

Adad-nirari I (1307 – 1275 BCE or 1295 - 1263 BCE) is a king of Assyria.

He is the earliest Assyrian king whose annals survive in any detail.

Adad-nirari I achieves major military victories that significantly strengthen the Assyrian kingdom and enable Assyria to start to play a major role in Mesopotamian politics.

He is a son of Arik-den-ili.