SHALMANESER I  ., son of Hadad-nirari I., succeeded his father as king of Assyria about 1310 B.C . He carried on a series of campaigns against the Aramaeans in northern Mesopotamia, annexed a portion of Cilicia to the Assyrian empire, and established Assyrian colonies on the borders of Cappadocia . According to his annals, discovered at Assur, in his first year he conquered eight countries in the north-west and destroyed the fortress of Arinnu, the dust of which he brought to Assur . In his second year he defeated Sattuara, king of Malatia, and his Hittite allies, and conquered the whole country as far south as Carchemish . He built palaces at Assur and Nineveh, restored " the world-temple " at Assur, and founded the city of Calah .