Utupurshi of Diauehi
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Utupurshi was a king of the ancient people of Diauehi
(Daiaeni) in northeastern Anatolia
(circa 810 BC-770 BC). Defeated and subdued by the Urartian
king Menuas
(810-785 BC), he later revolted against Argishtis I
(785-763 BC), but was again defeated and had to cede several provinces to Urartu and to pay an annual tribute.
Diauehi
Diauehi was an ancient people in northeastern Anatolia, mentioned in the Urartian inscriptions. It is usually identified with Daiaeni of the Yonjalu inscription of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I’s third year...
(Daiaeni) in northeastern Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
(circa 810 BC-770 BC). Defeated and subdued by the Urartian
Urartu
Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
king Menuas
Menuas of Urartu
Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, an ancient country in the Eastern Anatolia, from circa 810 BC to approximately 786 BC.A younger son of the preceding Urartuan King, Ishpuini, Menua was adopted as co-ruler by his father in the last years of his reign...
(810-785 BC), he later revolted against Argishtis I
Argishtis I of Urartu
Argishti I was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 785 BC to 763 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan....
(785-763 BC), but was again defeated and had to cede several provinces to Urartu and to pay an annual tribute.