Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Cyaxares

Battles of Cyaxares

The third and greatest king of the Medes (625–585 BC), 701 BC to 585 BC

Cyaxares is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 653 BC and 609 BC: 3 battles and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Iraq (3), Turkey (2), Iran (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 857 km apart end to end, 171 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire (5).

Scythian invasion of MediaFall of AssurFall of TarbisuFall of NinevehFall of HarranSiege of HarranFall of AssurFall of TarbisuFall of NinevehFall of HarranSiege of HarranTabrizKirkukIrbilKermanshahŞanlıurfaAs SulaymaniyahDiyarbakırDayr az ZawrBatmanAr Raqqah200 km36.228N, 43.014E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

653 BC: 1 engagements614 BC: 2 engagements2 in 614 BC612 BC: 1 engagements610 BC: 1 engagements609 BC: 1 engagements653 BC609 BC
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Scythian invasion of Media, 653 BCFall of Assur, 614 BCFall of Tarbisu, 614 BCFall of Nineveh, 612 BCFall of Harran, 610 BCSiege of Harran, 609 BC653 BC609 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
653 BCScythian invasion of MediaMedia, IranScythian victory (initial conquest; see Aftermath)
614 BCFall of AssurAssur, Iraq377 km SWMedian victory
614 BCFall of TarbisuTarbisu, Iraq104 km NMedian victory
612 BCFall of NinevehNineveh, Iraq4 km SEMedo-Babylonian victory
610 BCFall of HarranHarran, Turkey372 km WMedo-Babylonian victory; Fall of the Assyrian Empire
609 BCSiege of HarranHarran, Turkey0 km SEUnsuccessful siege; Medo-Babylonian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Zirguezi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.