Sarru-kinu
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Sarru-kinu is another name for Sargon II, the Neo-Assyrian king who ruled in the late 8th century BCE and expanded the Assyrian Empire through extensive military campaigns.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarru-kinu canonical | 1 |
| Sharru-kin | 1 |
| Šarru-kīn | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sargon II ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ashur ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
imperial administration reforms
ⓘ
large-scale building projects ⓘ |
| built |
fortifications at Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
palaces at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Philistia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| capitalFounded | Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| capitalFoundedModernName | Khorsabad ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Samaria ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | in battle (likely Tabal region) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ |
| house |
Fortress of Sargon
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Sargon
|
| knownFor |
expansion of the Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
extensive military campaigns ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the king is legitimate ⓘ |
| nameInAkkadian | Šarru-kīn ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
campaigns in Anatolia
ⓘ
consolidation of Assyrian control over the Levant ⓘ foundation of a new royal capital at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| period |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian period
|
| policy | mass deportations of conquered peoples ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| royalInscriptionLanguage | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
| royalTitleStyle | traditional Assyrian royal titulary ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| succeededBy | his son Sennacherib ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
King of the Universe ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal inscriptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sharru-kin
this entity surface form:
Šarru-kīn