Realm · 1800–901 BCE
Assyria
Assyria appears on the map from 1800 BCE to 901 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1220 BCE, it covered about 599,270 km².
Assyria grew from the trading city of Assur on the upper Tigris, whose merchants ran caravans into Anatolia soon after 2000 BCE. After centuries as a regional kingdom it became a great power, and from the 9th century BCE its kings built the largest empire the world had yet seen. The Neo-Assyrian state had a professional standing army, iron weapons, siege engines and a road and messenger system, and it ruled through provinces under appointed governors. More about Assyria.
See Assyria on the map in 1220 BCE
- On the map
- 1800–901 BCE
- Greatest extent
- 1220 BCE, about 599,270 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Assyria · Wikidata Q41137
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1800–1761 BCE | 77,171 km² |
| 1760–1701 BCE | 25,617 km² |
| 1700–1501 BCE | 63,722 km² |
| 1500–1401 BCE | 35,816 km² |
| 1400–1301 BCE | 34,429 km² |
| 1300–1241 BCE | 195,097 km² |
| 1240–1221 BCE | 445,831 km² |
| 1220–1201 BCE | 599,270 km² |
| 1200–1151 BCE | 467,282 km² |
| 1150–1101 BCE | 515,451 km² |
| 1100–1001 BCE | 515,080 km² |
| 1000–901 BCE | 25,473 km² |
Related
- Assyria empire
- The world in 1000 BCE: Out of the Collapse chapter