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.

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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

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annals of Tiglath-Pileser III about Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form: Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
annals of Tiglath-Pileser III associatedWith Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form: Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
annals of Tiglath-Pileser III creator Tiglath-Pileser III
subject surface form: Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III
Sargon II father Tiglath-Pileser III
Shalmaneser V father Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III name Tiglath-Pileser III self-link
Assyria notableRuler Tiglath-Pileser III
Shalmaneser V predecessor Tiglath-Pileser III