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Aram-Damascus was an Iron Age Aramean kingdom centered on Damascus in the southern Levant. It became a major regional power during the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, controlling territory in parts of present-day Syria and competing with the kingdoms of Israel and Judah as well as the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Assyrian campaigns reduced its independence, and Tiglath-Pileser III conquered Damascus in 732 BCE, ending the kingdom as a separate state [Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/aram-damascus).
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When did the Kingdom of Aram-Damascus exist?
Aram-Damascus was an Iron Age Aramean kingdom centered on Damascus in the southern Levant. It became a major regional power during the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, controlling territory in present-day Syria.
Which famous kings ruled Aram-Damascus?
Its best-known rulers were Ben-Hadad and Hazael, whose reign around the mid-ninth century BCE is documented in Assyrian records. The Tel Dan Stele, widely attributed to Hazael, is a key inscription mentioning the kingdom's conflicts with Israel and Judah.
How did the Kingdom of Aram-Damascus fall?
It was destroyed by Assyria, with Damascus captured and annexed by Tiglath-Pileser III in 732 BCE. Afterward the kingdom disappeared as an independent state and its territory became Assyrian provinces.
Did Aram-Damascus fight the biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah?
Yes, it competed repeatedly with both kingdoms in the ninth and eighth centuries BCE. At the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BCE, a Damascus-led coalition that included Ahab of Israel faced the Assyrian army of Shalmaneser III.
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