- Battle of Ulai
The Battle of the Ulai River, in 652 BC, was an
Assyria n assault onElam , which was aBabylon ian ally, and was apparently motivated by a desire to protect vital trade caravans of horses and metals from the mountains of Iran andEastern Anatolia . The Elamite Army was decisively defeated, leading to the complete destruction of Elam shortly thereafter.Reference: IRAN: Historical Introduction [http://www2.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far/hobbies/iran/history_pre.html]
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