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.

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Sargon II canonical 33
Reign of Sargon II of Assyria 1
Sargon II of Assyria 1

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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

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Samaria conqueredBy Sargon II
this entity surface form: Sargon II of Assyria
Assyria notableRuler Sargon II
Hoshea opponent Sargon II
Hoshea contemporaryOf Sargon II
Shalmaneser V successor Sargon II
annals of Sargon II associatedWith Sargon II
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II
annals of Sargon II author Sargon II
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II
annals of Sargon II reignOf Sargon II
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II
Siege of Samaria commander Sargon II
Sennacherib father Sargon II
Sennacherib predecessor Sargon II
Rusa I conflict Sargon II
this entity surface form: Reign of Sargon II of Assyria
Rusa I opponent Sargon II
Esarhaddon relative Sargon II
Dur-Sharrukin namedAfter Sargon II
Dur-Sharrukin builder Sargon II
Dur-Sharrukin founder Sargon II
Nimrud associatedWithRuler Sargon II
Šarru-kīn II nameInEnglish Sargon II
Sarru-kinu alsoKnownAs Sargon II
Sargonid dynasty namedAfter Sargon II
Sargonid dynasty notableRuler Sargon II
Eighth Dynasty of Assyria inception Sargon II
this entity surface form: reign of Sargon II
Hamath conqueredBy Sargon II
Ululayu successor Sargon II