Kundu
historical state, Anatolia
Also known as: Cyinda
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defeat by Assyrians
- In Anatolia: The Cimmerians, Lydia, and Cilicia, c. 700–547 bce
…punished the Anatolian prince of Kundu (Cyinda) and Sissu (Sisium, modern Sis), who had allied himself with Phoenician rebels against Assyrian rule. The regions to the north of the Cilician plain repeatedly caused trouble for Assyria. Early in the reign of Ashurbanipal (668–627), however, another Cimmerian invasion threatened the Anatolian…
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