Assyria

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ancient Mesopotamian kingdom ancient empire

Assyria was an ancient Mesopotamian kingdom and later empire known for its powerful military, advanced administration, and influential cities such as Nineveh and Ashur.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Assyrian Empire 18
Neo-Assyrian Empire 17
Assyrian civilization 3

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Mesopotamian kingdom ⓘ
ancient empire ⓘ
administrativeInnovation provincial system ⓘ
royal road network ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
surface form: Khorsabad

Nimrud ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
capital Ashur ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Hittite Empire ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Persian Empire
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
trade ⓘ
endDate 612 BCE ⓘ
endEvent Fall of Nineveh ⓘ
era Bronze Age ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
ethnicGroup Assyrians ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasLibrary Library of Ashurbanipal ⓘ
historicalPhase Middle Assyrian ⓘ
surface form: Middle Assyrian period

Assyria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire

Old Assyrian ⓘ
surface form: Old Assyrian period
knownFor advanced administration ⓘ
extensive use of iron weaponry ⓘ
large-scale deportations ⓘ
monumental palace architecture ⓘ
powerful military ⓘ
relief sculpture ⓘ
legalSystem Middle Assyrian Laws ⓘ
locatedIn Mesopotamia ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
majorCity Ashur ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
Kalhu ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic cavalry units ⓘ
professional standing army ⓘ
use of siege engines ⓘ
modernCountryTerritory Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
namedAfter Ashur ⓘ
surface form: Ashur (deity)
notableRuler Ashurbanipal ⓘ
Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ
Esarhaddon ⓘ
Sargon II ⓘ
Sennacherib ⓘ
Shalmaneser III ⓘ
Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ
officialLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
partOf Ancient Near East ⓘ
patronDeity Ashur ⓘ
surface form: Ashur (deity)
predecessor Ashur ⓘ
surface form: Old Assyrian city-state of Ashur
religion Babylonian polytheism ⓘ
surface form: Mesopotamian religion
rulingClass kings ⓘ
startDate c. 25th century BCE ⓘ
successor Median Empire ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Erbil → ancientCivilization → Assyria ⓘ
Ashur → associatedWith → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Ancient Assyria
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Hoshea → capturedBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Babylon → conqueredBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Canaan → conqueredBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Canaanites → conqueredBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Samaria → conqueredBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
land of Moab → conqueredBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Mesopotamia → contains → Assyria ⓘ
Shalmaneser V → country → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II
subject surface form: Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
this entity surface form: Assyrian civilization
annals of Sargon II → culture → Assyria ⓘ
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
subject surface form: Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
King of the Universe → culture → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian civilization
Shalmaneser V → culture → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian
Shalmaneser V → deathPlace → Assyria ⓘ
Tiglath-Pileser III → dynasty → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Assyrian civilization
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyria → historicalPhase → Assyria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Greater Zab → historicalRegion → Assyria ⓘ
Iraq → historicalRegion → Assyria ⓘ
Mosul → historicalRegion → Assyria ⓘ
Akkad → influenced → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Arwad → laterControlledBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Ur → laterControlledBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Nineveh → locatedIn → Assyria ⓘ
Battle of Gaugamela → location → Assyria ⓘ
Kingdom of Urartu → majorRival → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Hoshea → opponent → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Nabopolassar → opponent → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Haran → partOf → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Haran → partOf → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Median Empire → precededBy → Assyria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire (in parts of its territory)