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"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - New Assyrian empire (884-612 B.C.)"

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Sumerian Kings List - New Assyrian empire (884-612 B.C.)


New Assyrian empire (884-612 B.C.)

    By the time of Tiglath-Pileser I, about a century later it had directed more of its attention westwards towards Palestine and lost control of Babylon and the south.     Slowly Assyria began to expand again, reaching its apex between 750 and 650 B.C. under the rulers Tiglath-Pileser III, Sargon II, Senacherib, and Ashuribanipal (668-627 B.C.).    The empire collapsed from invaders with Nineveh falling to Nabopalasar of Babylon in 612 B.C. and the empire dying in 605 B.C..    Meanwhile, Babylon had been reasserting itself.    Under Nebuchadnezzar Babylon expanded westward, taking Jerusalem in 586 B.C..    Babylon fell in the mid-540's to Cyrus the Persian whose empire lasted until the late 300's B.C. when Alexander of Macedon established his empire and renamed the area "Mesopotamia".

Babylonians and Assyrians 1000-500 B.C.
900 B.C.    Assurnasirpal II builds magnificent new capital, Calah, replacing old capital of Assur, present day Nimrud.
800 B.C.    Tiglath-Pileser II creates great empire extending from the Persian Gulf to the borders of Egypt.    Sargon II builds new capitol at Dur-Sharrukin.
700 B.C.    Assurbanipal extends empire from Nile to Caucasus Mountains.    Chaldeans and Iranian Medes overrun Assyria - Neo-Babylonian empire.    Sennacherib's son, Esaraddon, rebuilds Babylon.
600 B.C.    Nebuchadrezzar II rules Neo-Babylonian empire.    Razes Jerusalem, takes Jews into captivity in Babylon.    Some scholars make the assumption that he builds "Tower of Babel," temple to Marduk.
500 B.C.    Cyrus the Great, Persian warrior and statesman, conquers Babylon.

King List. (Assyria) Late Period

Kings Name Years ruled Other Notes
Adad-Nirari II 911-891 B.C.    20 years He captured Babylonia, Anatolia, and the Syrian plain.
Tukulti-Ninurta II 890-884 B.C.    6 years He made peace with Babylon, and had no tributes required.
Ashurnasirpal II 883-859 B.C.    24 years Under him the Assyrian empire reaches Mediterranean Sea.
Shalmaneser III 858-824 B.C.    34 years He defeated the Arameans, then captures Babylon and Persia.
Shamshi-Adad V 823-811 B.C.    12 years .
Shamiram 811-806 B.C.    5 years Became ruler of Assyria while her son was a minor.
Adad-Nirari III 806-783 B.C.    23 years Assyrian rule weakens.
Shalmaneser IV 782-773 B.C.    9 years .
Ashur-Dan III 772-755 B.C.    17 years Rebellions against Assyria .
Ashur-Nirari V 754-745 B.C.    9 years .
Tiglath-Pileser III 744-727 B.C.    17 years He regained Assyrian might greater than it was before.
Shalmaneser V 726-722 B.C.    4 years He captured Samaria, and deports the Israelites.
Sargon II 721-705 B.C.    16 years He captured Egypt, Urartu, Babylon, but dies in a battle.
Sennacherib 704-681 B.C.    23 years He fought rebellions, and destroyed Babylon.
Esarhaddon 680-669 B.C.    11 years He rebuilt Babylon, and defeated Scyth, Cimm, and Egypt.
Ashurbanipal 668-627 B.C.    41 years He defeated Egypt, Lydia, and Elam .
Ashur-Etel-Ilani 627-624 B.C.    3 years Babylonians attack Assyria.
Sin-Shar-Ishkun 623-612 B.C.    11 years Medes sacked Nineveh.
Ashur-Uballit II 612 B.C.    0 years He flees to Harran, supported by the Egyptians.


    This file was created on November 20, 2004.

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