Person
Adad-nirari I
king of Assyria
Adad-nirari I (1307 – 1275 BCE or 1295 - 1263 BCE) is a king of Assyria.
He is the earliest Assyrian king whose annals survive in any detail.
Adad-nirari I achieves major military victories that significantly strengthen the Assyrian kingdom and enable Assyria to start to play a major role in Mesopotamian politics.
He is a son of Arik-den-ili.