Dilgam ismailov

In 714 B.C., Sargon II organized a big march against 
Manna, Midia and other countries. Sargon 2
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had several in-
tentions related to Manna: to release Manna completely from 
Urartu aggression; strengthen Assyrian position in Manna; ensure 
timely delivery of tributes from Manna to the Assyrian treasure.
Ullusunu luxuriously welcomed Sargon II and gave him a 
tribute. He supplied Sargon’s army with food and give diverse 
gifts. They signed a bargain between themselves. Ullusunu 
asked Sargon II to defeat Rusa I, the ruler of Urartu. Ullusunu 
put a written monument up in honor of Sargon II.
Sargon II moved to the east of Manna and then arrived in 
the province of Wishdish, located in the south of Lake Urmiya. 
Wishdish was the province of Manna, captured by Rusa I, the 
ruler of Urartu. Rusa I was defeated in a bloody battle. Rusa I 
could no longer resist and committed a suicide. After that, 
Urartu weakened and couldn’t interfere in the internal affairs of 
Manna once again. Manna became a powerful state. 

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The statehood tradition had ancient roots in Manna. Still 
in the III millennium B.C., government bodies occurred in 
the territory of Manna. Manna became a state based on a form 
of slavery.
The state was ruled by the ruler. His power was unlimited. 
The power was inherited from father to son at the second half 
of the VIII century B.C. The state was ruled by a Turkish 
dynasty of ancient Azerbaijan. Manna was a centralized 
country. The successors ruled the provinces of the country. 
They obeyed the central authority. There was also a council of 
elders in Manna. However, that council depended on the ruler.
In the first quarter of the VII century B.C., the 
Kimmer, Scythian and Sac tribes also settled in Manna by 
moving on the shores of the Black Sea and passing through the 
Caucasian territories. They mainly settled in the northern, 
western and south-western provinces of Manna. There was a 
great danger on the Assyrian borders with the arrival of those 
tribes. In such circumstances, Manna was released from the 
Assyrian subordination and became fully independent.