Sargon II
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Sargon II was a Neo-Assyrian king (reigned 722–705 BCE) known for his military campaigns, including the subjugation of Israel and the expansion and consolidation of the Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sargon II canonical | 33 |
| Reign of Sargon II of Assyria | 1 |
| Sargon II of Assyria | 1 |
| reign of Sargon II | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sarru-kinu
ⓘ
Šarru-kīn II ⓘ |
| associatedWith | reliefs depicting military campaigns ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| child | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| conflict |
Assyrian–Urartian wars
ⓘ
campaigns in the Levant ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Assyria ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Assyrian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tabal region (probable) ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Eighth Dynasty of Assyria
ⓘ
Sargonid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| father | Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ |
| givenName |
Sargon of Akkad
ⓘ
surface form:
Sargon
|
| hasPart | royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
imperial expansion
ⓘ
large-scale building projects ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle (probable) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sargon of Akkad ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
campaigns against Urartu
ⓘ
campaigns in Elam ⓘ conquest of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ control over parts of Cyprus ⓘ defeat of the Philistine city-states ⓘ expansion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ reorganization of Assyrian provincial administration ⓘ subjugation of Carchemish ⓘ |
| notableWork | construction of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Ashur
ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Assyria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 705 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dur-Sharrukin
ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| territoryExpandedTo |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Zagros Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Zagros region
|
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sargon II of Assyria
subject surface form:
Annals of Sargon II
subject surface form:
Annals of Sargon II
subject surface form:
Annals of Sargon II
this entity surface form:
reign of Sargon II