Eighth Dynasty of Assyria

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Assyrian dynasty Neo-Assyrian dynasty royal dynasty

The Eighth Dynasty of Assyria was a royal line of Neo-Assyrian kings that included Sargon II and oversaw a period of imperial expansion and consolidation in the late 8th century BCE.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian dynasty ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian dynasty ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ
capital Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
country Assyria ⓘ
currency silver by weight ⓘ
endTime late 7th century BCE ⓘ
followedBy Ninth Dynasty of Assyria ⓘ
follows Seventh Dynasty of Assyria ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceOn Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Levantine states ⓘ
hasMilitaryConflict Egypt ⓘ
Elam ⓘ
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Israel

Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
hasMonarch Ashur-etil-ilani ⓘ
Ashur-uballit II ⓘ
Ashurbanipal ⓘ
Esarhaddon ⓘ
Sargon II ⓘ
Sennacherib ⓘ
Shamash-shum-ukin ⓘ
Sin-shar-ishkun ⓘ
hasNotableConstruction fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
royal quarter of Nineveh ⓘ
surface form: palaces at Nineveh
inception Sargon II ⓘ
surface form: reign of Sargon II
knownFor administrative centralization ⓘ
imperial expansion ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
mainDeity Ashur ⓘ
namedAfter Ashur ⓘ
surface form: Assur
partOf Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
precededByEvent fall of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
region Ancient Near East ⓘ
religion Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
startTime circa 722 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

Mesopotamia ⓘ
parts of Anatolia ⓘ
parts of Egypt ⓘ
uses deportation policy ⓘ
provincial administration system ⓘ
usesTitle King of Assyria ⓘ
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form: King of the Four Quarters
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

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Sargon II → dynasty → Eighth Dynasty of Assyria ⓘ