Neo-Assyrian Empire

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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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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

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Sargonid dynasty era Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Eighth Dynasty of Assyria partOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian–Urartian wars conflictBetween Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian–Urartian wars mainBelligerent Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian–Urartian wars opponentOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian–Urartian wars relatedTo Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian–Urartian wars historicalPeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Assyrian–Urartian wars opposedExpansionOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
Tabal region (probable) contestedBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
subject surface form: Tabal region
Tabal region (probable) borderedBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
subject surface form: Tabal region
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire (frontier zone)
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin country Neo-Assyrian Empire
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin architecturalStyle Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin timePeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Assyrian inscriptions associatedWithPeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
Media predecessor Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire (regional rule)
Taharqa conflictWith Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Assyrian Empire
Arbela historicalPeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Ashur-uballit II country Neo-Assyrian Empire
Kandalanu vassalOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
Kandalanu era Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Fall of the Assyrian Empire hasMainSubject Neo-Assyrian Empire
Fall of the Assyrian Empire hasParticipant Neo-Assyrian Empire
Babylonian revolt against Assyria hasOpponent Neo-Assyrian Empire
Babylonian revolt against Assyria relatedTo Neo-Assyrian Empire
Cyaxares conflict Neo-Assyrian Empire
Siege of Nineveh countryAtTime Neo-Assyrian Empire
Siege of Nineveh belligerent Neo-Assyrian Empire
Siege of Nineveh involvedPolity Neo-Assyrian Empire
Median Kingdom precededBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire (regional hegemony)
Median Kingdom enemy Neo-Assyrian Empire
الخَابُور مرتبط_تاريخيًا_بـ Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: الإمبراطورية الآشورية الحديثة
Median dynasty sharesBorderWith Neo-Assyrian Empire
Sulaymaniyah Museum hasCollectionFromPeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
Cyrus I timePeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Kingdom of Tyre subjugatedBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
siege of Lachish participant Neo-Assyrian Empire
siege of Lachish culturalContext Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Assyrian conquest of Egypt conflictBetween Neo-Assyrian Empire
Assyrian conquest of Egypt historicalPeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Aram-Damascus kingdom neighbor Neo-Assyrian Empire
Aram-Damascus kingdom conflictWith Neo-Assyrian Empire
Aram-Damascus kingdom conqueredBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
Fall of Samaria belligerent Neo-Assyrian Empire
Fall of Samaria attacker Neo-Assyrian Empire
Fall of Samaria victoriousEntity Neo-Assyrian Empire
Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III era Neo-Assyrian Empire
Ashur-nirari V realm Neo-Assyrian Empire
Ashur-nirari V era Neo-Assyrian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Annals of Shalmaneser III culture Neo-Assyrian Empire