The Political History of Ellipi Kingdom

In the Early of 1st millennium BC, in the region of Lorestan, Iran, the Ellipi kingdom formed and played a significant role in regional developments, particularly in relation with two rival governments, Assyria and Elam. The political history reconstruction of the Ellipi kingdom is more reliant on Assyrian resources which cover just very short and particular part of its life. The first recorded encounter of Assyrians to Ellipi goes back to 866 BC, from then on up to 744 BC Ellipi was an independent state, though in later years becomes the scene of Assyria and Elam competition. The Ellipi was unified Elamites due to their propinquity. With the increased power of Medians, the Ellipi was deleted from the scene of the history in the late 7th century BC. Using Assyrian sources and analyzing their data and of course with the help of archaeologic data, it has been tried through this paper to reconstruct the political history of Ellipi Kingdom.