Why did Assyria, the first "military empire" in the world, finally perish?

Why did Assyria, the first "military empire" in the world, finally perish?

Assyrian Empire, an ancient slave country in West Asia, was founded by Sumerian Assyrians in the Tigris River basin. From19th century BC to18th century BC, it developed into a country and was weakened by foreign invasion in1th century BC. From the middle of the 8th century BC to the 1970s, the territory of the New Assyrian period started from Uratu in the north, extended to Elam in the southeast, the Mediterranean coast in the west, and the northern border of Egypt in the southwest, with Nineveh as its capital, thus forming an ancient military power in West Asia.

The Assyrian Empire developed into a powerful military empire at a very good time, and the combination of internal and external favorable factors finally created the first country in the history of the world to bear the title of "military empire".

External security and stability provided a peaceful environment for the development of Assyrian Empire. In the 7th and 8th centuries BC, the powerful Egyptian empire weakened, the Hittite empire in Asia Minor was destroyed by the "maritime nation" (a maritime group composed of Philistines living on the southeast coast of the Mediterranean), Babylonia in the south also split, and the powerful Oriental Persia in the future has not yet appeared.

The ebb and flow of the tides and the weakness of the surrounding empires made Assyria strong. At the same time, the iron wares of Hittite Empire spread to Assyria, which brought revolutionary changes to Assyrian society. Not to mention economic development, the introduction of iron gave Assyrians, who have always advocated force, sharper and more advantageous weapons, which greatly improved the fighting capacity of the Assyrian empire.

A certain degree of economic development and the rapid enhancement of military strength made the Assyrian Empire gradually move towards the road of foreign conquest. As mentioned earlier, Assyrians advocate force, so the whole country is a savage and powerful machine. The weakness of neighboring countries made the Assyrian Empire expand outward very smoothly, and eventually became a powerful country in the two river basins, surrounded by tributes.

The Assyrian Empire became the first military empire in the history of the world and dominated the two river basins because of the military reforms carried out by successive kings.

The first is armaments. The introduction of iron mentioned above gave the Assyrian army sharper weapons. Weapons of destruction include spears (divided into short spears and short spears), hammer spears, swords, axes or hand axes, daggers, bows and arrows, siege equipment, city-breaking hammers and slings. Protective weapons: helmet, armor and shield. A helmet made of metal can protect the brain, which is an important part of the human body. The Assyrian armor has also developed in a direction that is more conducive to human action and combat.

In addition, the Assyrians invented the early saddle. Although it is only a piece of cloth or animal skin tied to the horse's back, it still enables the rider to fight more freely on the horse's back. The appearance of saddle made Assyrian army complete the transformation from chariot fighting to cavalry fighting.

After Tigray Parracha III established a standing army, the standing army became the main pillar of Assyria and the hub of Wang Ye. On the basis of a standing army completely armed with iron weapons, there are also various arms, such as chariot soldiers, cavalry, infantry, engineers, and trench soldiers, working together.

Assyrian troops usually use blitzkrieg and surprise attack tactics. Before the enemy responded, the Assyrian army had ended the battle with a storm or a planned attack.

Assyrian Empire became the first military empire in the history of the world by virtue of its strong military strength. But it has just been easy, and when the country reaches its peak, it is also the time to perish.

Subanj was the last great monarch of Assyria. During his reign, Assyrian militarism reached its peak. But it was also during his reign that the Assyrian Empire went to ruin.

During the reign of Subanj, he fought a long war with Elam-Babylonian Union. War is a burning thing. This long war will eventually drag Assyria to extinction.

Except for the war with Elam-Babylon Alliance, the conquered areas were dissatisfied with the iron-blooded rule of Assyria, and eventually resistance broke out and the empire went to ruin.

In the later period of the rule of Asubanibat, the internal struggle of the royal family was fierce, and the internal friction was serious. Foreign enemies took the opportunity to invade, which aggravated the demise of the empire. In 605 BC, under the attack of Medea and the new kingdom of Babylon, calmy fell and the Assyrian Empire perished.

Under the joint action of internal and external factors, this military empire of the earth disappeared in history. But the fundamental reason for the demise of Assyria lies in the unilateral development of its military power. The huge empire established by military conquest has no economic foundation to match it. However, his powerful military strength not only failed to promote social and economic development, but also destroyed the basic conditions for development, and finally he could only go to extinction.