Šarru-kīn
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Šarru-kīn is the Akkadian name of Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
reliefs at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| campaign |
campaigns in Anatolia
ⓘ
campaigns in Babylonia ⓘ campaigns in Elam ⓘ campaigns in Syria ⓘ campaigns in Urartu ⓘ conquest of Samaria ⓘ |
| capitalFounded | Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFoundedModernCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFoundedModernLocation | Khorsabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second king named Sargon in Mesopotamian history ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tabal region (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| expanded | Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “the king is legitimate” ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian | Šarru-kīn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
construction of a new royal capital at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
final defeat of the kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Sargonid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonia (periods of control) ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Anatolia ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ |
| spouse | Ataliya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Quarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Universe ⓘ |
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