Utupurshi of Diauehi

Utupurshi () was a king of the ancient people of Diauehi (Daiaeni) in northeastern Anatolia (circa 810 BC-770 BC). Defeated and subdued by the Urartian king Menuas (810-785 BC), he later revolted against Argishtis I (785-763 BC), but was again defeated and had to cede several provinces to Urartu and to pay an annual tribute.

References and further reading

• Ronald Grigor Suny, The Making of the Georgian Nation: 2nd edition (December 1994), Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-20915-3, page 45
• Antonio Sagona, Claudia Sagona, Archaeology At The North-east Anatolian Frontier, I: An Historical Geography And A Field Survey of the Bayburt Province (Ancient Near Eastern Studies) (Hardcover), Peeters (January 30, 2005), ISBN 90-429-1390-8

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