Neo-Assyrian Empire

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Mesopotamian state ancient empire

The Neo-Assyrian Empire was a powerful ancient Mesopotamian empire (c. 10th–7th centuries BCE) known for its military expansion, administrative sophistication, and cultural influence across the Near East.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Neo-Assyrian Empire canonical 82
Neo-Assyrian period 22
Neo-Assyrian 2

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian state ⓘ
ancient empire ⓘ
capital Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Israel and Judah ⓘ
currency silver by weight ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
tribute ⓘ
endTime 612 BCE ⓘ
fallCausedBy coalition of Babylonians and Medes ⓘ
follows Middle Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasRuler Ashurbanipal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Esarhaddon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyEvent fall of Nineveh (612 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor administrative sophistication ⓘ
imperial road system ⓘ
library of Ashurbanipal NERFINISHED ⓘ
mass deportations ⓘ
military expansion ⓘ
palace architecture ⓘ
relief sculpture ⓘ
languageUsed Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ
locatedIn Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainDeity Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCity Arbela NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryInnovation extensive use of iron weapons ⓘ
professional standing army ⓘ
siege warfare techniques ⓘ
partOf history of Mesopotamia ⓘ
precedes Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
sourceFor Hebrew Bible narratives about Assyria ⓘ
startTime c. 911 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of Anatolia ⓘ
parts of Egypt ⓘ
uses provincial administration ⓘ
relay communication system ⓘ
royal road network ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (112)

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

northern Syria → historicallyRuledBy → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Syria
Neo-Assyrian → usedIn → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian → associatedWithState → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Sarduri I → engagedWithPower → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Rusa I → conflict → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Biainili → conflictedWith → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Karkemish → controlledBy → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Ancient Near East → importantEmpires → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Kuyunjik → associatedWith → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib → culturalPeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
North Palace of Ashurbanipal → country → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
North Palace of Ashurbanipal → architecturalStyle → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian
Neo-Hittite states → successor → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Neo-Hittite states → conqueredBy → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Neo-Hittite states → interactedWith → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Esarhaddon → country → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin → capitalOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin → timePeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Ashurbanipal → country → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
northern Babylonia → laterIncorporatedInto → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Babylonia
Nuska → worshipPeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh → periodOfUse → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Nimrud → partOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Nimrud → becameCapitalOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Nimrud → period → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
ziggurat of Ashur → governingEmpireAtHeight → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Ziggurat of Ashur
Ammon → vassalOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Assyrian province of Samerina → partOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Assyrian province of Samerina → establishedBy → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Assyrian province of Samerina → timePeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Fall of Nineveh → combatant → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Ashurnasirpal II → dynasty → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Median forces → opponent → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Kalhu → capitalOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Kalhu → partOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Kalhu → timePeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Shalmaneser III → dynasty → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Library of Ashurbanipal → countryAtTime → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Lamassu sculptures → culture → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Lamassu sculptures → period → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Ḫarrānu → flourishedDuring → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Tantamani → historicalPeriod → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Cimmerians → conflictWith → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Iron Age II → associatedWithCulture → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
King of Assyria → flourishedDuring → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Šarru-kīn II → countryRuled → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Sarru-kinu → ruledOver → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Sarru-kinu → period → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Sargonid dynasty → country → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
Sargonid dynasty → partOf → Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ