This invention relates to nitrogen-containing aromatic 5-membered ring-condensed benzazepine derivatives represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## (symbols in the formula have the following meanings; ring B: a nitrogen-containing aromatic 5-membered ring having at least 1 nitrogen atom and optionally one oxygen or sulfur atom, which may optionally have substituent(s), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 : these may be the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an amino group which may optionally be substituted by lower alkyl group(s), or a lower alkoxy group, A: a single bond; a group represented by the formula --NHCO--(CR.sup.3 R.sup.4).sub.n --, n: 0 or an integer of from 1 to 3, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 : these may be the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group (provided that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may together form a lower alkylene group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms), and ring C: a benzene ring which may optionally have substituent(s)) and salts thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions which contain these compounds as an active ingredient and to intermediates which are useful in synthesizing these compounds. The compounds of this invention are useful as arginine vasopressin antagonists.