MIDDLE EAST HISTORY POLITICS CULTURE XIII MIDDLE EAST XIII | Page 48

building his renowned canal. The geography of invasions expanded from the southern regions of Urmia up to the Euphrates and the Araxes. As a result of persistent resistance against Assyria the foundation of Biainili’s sovereignty was laid. A series of statements linked to the period of Minua’s reign in the works by C. F. Lehmann-Haupt still continue to remain relevant. 48