title: Rusa II
text: # Rusa II
  
  Rusa II was king of Urartu between around 680 BC and 639 BC. It was during his reign that the massive fortress complex, Karmir-Blur, was constructed.
  
  Rusa II was known to Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, as Yaya or Iaya.
  
  A cuneiform inscription has been found commemorating the king building a canal to channel water to the city of Quarlini from the Ildaruni (Hrazdan River).
  
  