Özet:

The Urartu State, which was established in the Eastern Anatolia Region and ruled between the IX and VI centuries BC, organized military expeditions to all over the country in line with its expansion policies. A significant portion of these expeditions were carried out over the northwestern Iranian lands. This is a geography that is at the center of attention of the Urartu kings due to its suitable climate, rivers, underground and aboveground riches as well as road routes, which are of great strategic importance. Assyrian state, the southern neighbor of Urartu, also showed great interest and this region has witnessed many clashes between these two great powers. Urartu kings carried out various activities in order to be permanent in this region. One aspect of these activities is propaganda activities carried out through inscriptions. The inscriptions left by the Urartian kings to different parts of the northwestern Iranian geography contain many propaganda statements in terms of content. It was emphasized that in these inscriptions, which are a kind of act of regional sovereignty under the roof of divine authority, virtues, activity and the rightful king were underlined, and the sovereignty of the region wanted to be registered.

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