Tiglath-Pileser III
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Tiglath-Pileser III was a powerful 8th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian king known for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and expansion of the Assyrian Empire across the Near East.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ashur ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Damascus
ⓘ
surface form:
Aram-Damascus
Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Samaria ⓘ
surface form:
Israel
Philistia ⓘ Kingdom of Urartu ⓘ
surface form:
Urartu
|
| capital |
Kalhu
ⓘ
Nimrud ⓘ |
| conquered |
Aram-Damascus kingdom
ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Assyria ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
|
| era | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| expanded |
Assyrian Empire into parts of Anatolia
ⓘ
Assyrian Empire to the Levant ⓘ Assyrian control over Babylonia ⓘ |
| introduced | standing army with specialized units ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
centralization of royal power ⓘ expansion of the Assyrian Empire ⓘ mass deportation policies ⓘ military conquests ⓘ provincial reorganization ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian ⓘ |
| name | Tiglath-Pileser III self-link ⓘ |
| policy |
creation of smaller provinces directly under royal control
ⓘ
integration of vassal states into provincial system ⓘ large-scale deportation of conquered populations ⓘ reduction of power of local governors and nobles ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ashur-nirari V ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Assyria
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| reignEnd | 727 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 745 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| royalCity | Kalhu ⓘ |
| strengthened | Assyrian military ⓘ |
| subjugated |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
Philistine cities ⓘ Phoenician city-states ⓘ parts of Urartu ⓘ |
| successor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| title |
King of Assyria
ⓘ
King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form:
Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III