Iranzu

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Iranzu was an important king of Mannae. He is said to have risen to power circa 725 BCE during a period of struggle between the Assyrians and the Urartians.

Iranzu, king of the Mannaeans (a people who lived in northwestern Iran) to personally meet with Tiglath-Pileser in 744 and forged an alliance. Iranzu's predecessors had usually maintained their kingdom's independence through changing allegiance between Urartu and Assyria, but Iranzu made a firm choice to side with Assyria and Tiglath-Pileser eagerly accepted the alliance since Iranzu's realm was ideally placed to protect Assyria from Urartian raids.{{cite book |last1=Fuchs |first1=Andreas |title="Assyria and the East: Western Iran and Elam". In E. Frahm (ed.). A Companion to Assyria. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons |date=2017 |isbn=978-1118325247 |pages=259–267}}

King Iranzu died in 716 BC (estimated). His son Aza succeeded him.