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 | | Then in circa 1800 BC, the area came under Amorite rule, then successively under the hegemony of the Hittites, the Egyptians, and the Hurrians. |
 | | However, Assyria proper began to assert and consolidate itself in 1380 BC, and in 1280 BC Shalmaneser I established his capital at Calah (Kalhu), a few miles south of Nineveh. |
 | | Shalmaneser III forcefully impacted history: he invaded Urartu (Armenia), captured Carchemish and in 853 BC fought the battle of Karkar, where he encountered the axis of Ben-hadad of Damascus, his allies, and Ahab, king of Samaria. |
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