Tiglatpalasar III

King Tiglatpalasar III (745-727 b.c.e.) achieved several crushing victoriesagainst the troops of Ararat king Sarduri II and captured the territories of northern Mesopotamia and northern Syria,which were part of Ararat. This was followed by the struggle for the regions near Lake Kaputan (Urmia). In 714 b.c.e.Assyrian king Sargon II conducted a devastating campaign against Ararat, which was then reigned by king Rusa I. As aresult of defeats from Assyria and others, and uprisings of the rulers of regions, Ararat lost the significant part of itsterritory.