Šarru-kīn II
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Šarru-kīn II was an Assyrian king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BCE, known for his military campaigns and the construction of a new capital at Dur-Sharrukin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Šarru-kīn II canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian king
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian king ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
relief sculptures at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| built |
city walls of Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
palace at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Elam
ⓘ
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Philistia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| capitalFounded |
Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
Khorsabad ⓘ |
| conquered |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Samaria ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tabal region ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ |
| house |
Fortress of Sargon
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Sargon
|
| knownFor |
construction of Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the king is legitimate ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian | Šarru-kīn ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Sargon II ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death in campaign against Tabal ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Ashur
ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ |
| policy | mass deportations of conquered peoples ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| spouse | Atalia ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ |
| usedScript | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
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