Aram-Damascus
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The Kingdom of Aram-Damascus (/ˈærəm dəˈmæskəs/; Syriac: ܐܪܡ-ܕܪܡܣܘܩ) was an Aramean polity that existed from the late-12th century BCE until 732 BCE, and was centred around the city of Damascus in the Southern Levant.[1] Alongside various tribal lands, it was bounded in its later years by the polities of Assyria to the north, Ammon to the south, and Israel to the west.
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Kingdom of Aram-Damascus | |||||||||
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c. 12th century BCE–732 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Damascus | ||||||||
Common languages | Old Aramaic | ||||||||
Religion | Ancient Semitic religion | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Aramean | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 885 BCE–865 BCE | Ben-Hadad I | ||||||||
• 865 BCE–842 BCE | Ben-Hadad II | ||||||||
• 842 BCE–796 BCE | Hazael | ||||||||
• 796 BCE–792 BCE | Ben-Hadad III | ||||||||
• 754 BCE–732 BCE | Rezin (last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 12th century BCE | ||||||||
732 BCE | |||||||||
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Today part of | Syria Jordan Israel Lebanon |
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