Neo-Assyrian expansion
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Neo-Assyrian expansion refers to the period of aggressive territorial growth and military campaigns by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BCE, during which it established dominance over much of the Near East.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical process
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imperial expansion → military expansion → |
| hasCapital |
Dur-Sharrukin
→
Nimrud → Nineveh → |
| hasConsequence |
creation of a large territorial empire
→
political domination of much of the Near East → spread of Akkadian language → spread of Assyrian culture → |
| hasEndTime |
before 609 BCE
→
late 7th century BCE → |
| hasKeyEvent |
Assyrian campaigns against Urartu
→
Assyrian conquest of Egypt → Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel → siege of Lachish → |
| hasLocation |
Anatolia
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Arabian Peninsula fringes → Egypt → Iranian plateau → Levant → Mesopotamia → Zagros Mountains region → |
| hasMainAgent |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
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| hasMethod |
deportation of populations
→
direct provincial administration → installation of vassal rulers → military conquest → |
| hasObjective |
control of trade routes
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extraction of tribute → territorial control → |
| hasSignificantPhase |
reign of Ashurbanipal
→
reign of Ashurnasirpal II → reign of Esarhaddon → reign of Sargon II → reign of Sennacherib → reign of Shalmaneser III → reign of Tiglath-Pileser III → |
| hasStartTime |
10th century BCE
→
reign of Ashur-dan II → |
| influences |
Achaemenid Persian imperial administration
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later Near Eastern imperial models → |
| partOf |
history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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|
| targets |
Aramean states
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Egypt under the Kushite 25th Dynasty → Elam → Kingdom of Israel → Kingdom of Judah → Phoenician city-states → Urartu → |
| usesMilitaryInnovation |
iron weaponry
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professional standing army → siege warfare techniques → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
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partOf |
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Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
("Neo-Assyrian period")
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timePeriod |