Battle of Ashur

The Battle of Ashur was the first major battle after the Elamite betrayal of the Pact of Civilizations. Shilhak-Inshushinak revealed his true intentions by unexpectedly invading Assyria and conquering most of it, reaching the capital Ashur in a matter of weeks with little resistance, due to Tiglath-Pileser and most of Assyrian army still being busy fighting in Hayasa-Azzi, as part of the Great Powers' War. 
Upon reaching the capital, the Elamite army, along with their Lullubi mercenaries and Babylonian soldiers from the puppet kingdom, set up a siege of it, already having secured the area around it. The Assyrians managed to arrive there before the city was taken, however they did not manage to stop Shilhak and his plans. The Assyrians under Tiglath were rather few in numbers, exhausted, many of them wounded, and in general not in a good position to fight. Assyrian general Shu-Kutum urged Tiglath to wait and regain the army's strength, yet the king did not listen and decided to go to battle right away.
However, that was exactly what Shilhak had expected, and so he had hid a part of his army hoping to give false confidence to the Assyrians. The plan worked and the Assyrians engaged the Elamites, only to later be attacked by the hidden part of the force and surrounded. During the battle, the Assyrian general Mut-Ashkur was killed, along with thousands of other soldiers. Tiglath wanted to fight to the end, but that did not come to pass as Shu-Kutum assumed control of the army and ordered it to retreat west so at least a part of it would remain to fight later and retake Ashur.
After the battle, there remained little resistance in eastern Assyria. The capital itself was taken shortly as well, as Shilhak contacted rebel groups within the city, led by Ninsina and Hanodeen, who together organized the assassination of governor Sardanapal and assumed control of the city. They then let Shilhak into the city and the Elamite king proceeded to establish Assyria as his puppet kingdom, with Ninsina as its leader. In a matter of weeks, the remnant of Assyria was occupied as well, and, before the remaining kings realized what was happening, Shilhak crossed the Euphrates with his multiethnic army, now including Assyrians as well.
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