About Rusa IV
Lived 650 BC – 585 BC (aged 64–65). Rusa IV was a monarch.
Rusa IV (died 585 BC) was king of Urartu from 590 BC to 585 BC. Rusa IV was the son and a successor of Rusa III, and the successor of Sarduri IV. His name is mentioned on a number of clay tablets found at Karmir Blur (near Yerevan, Armenia), including tablets bearing his own royal inscriptions. However, almost nothing is known about his reign. He is possibly the Hrachya (Armenian: Հրաչյա) mentioned by the Armenian historian Moses of Khorene.
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Who was Rusa IV?
King of Urartu, 590 BC-585 BC
When was Rusa IV born?
Rusa IV was born in 650 BC.
When did Rusa IV die?
Rusa IV died in 585 BC.
What was Rusa IV's occupation?
Rusa IV was a monarch.
What nationality was Rusa IV?
Rusa IV's recorded nationality: Urartu.
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