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.
Aliases (1)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Assyrian king
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human → monarch → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sarru-kinu
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Šarru-kīn II → |
| associatedWith |
reliefs depicting military campaigns
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| burialPlace |
unknown
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| capitalEstablished |
Dur-Sharrukin
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| child |
Sennacherib
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| conflict |
Assyrian–Urartian wars
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campaigns in the Levant → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Assyria
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| culture |
Neo-Assyrian
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| deathPlace |
Tabal region (probable)
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| dynasty |
Eighth Dynasty of Assyria
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Sargonid dynasty → |
| era |
Iron Age
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| father |
Tiglath-Pileser III
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| givenName |
Sargon
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| hasPart |
royal palace at Dur-Sharrukin
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| knownFor |
imperial expansion
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large-scale building projects → military campaigns → royal inscriptions → |
| languageUsed |
Akkadian cuneiform
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| mannerOfDeath |
killed in battle (probable)
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| namedAfter |
Sargon of Akkad
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| nativeLanguage |
Akkadian
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| notableAchievement |
campaigns against Urartu
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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
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| patronDeity |
Ashur
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Nabu → |
| positionHeld |
King of Assyria
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| predecessor |
Shalmaneser V
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| reignEnd |
705 BCE
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| reignStart |
722 BCE
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| religion |
Mesopotamian polytheism
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| residence |
Dur-Sharrukin
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Nineveh → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| successor |
Sennacherib
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| territoryExpandedTo |
Anatolia
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Levant → Zagros region → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Annals of Sargon II
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associatedWith |
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Annals of Sargon II
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author |
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Samaria
("Sargon II of Assyria")
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conqueredBy |
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Hoshea
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contemporaryOf |
|
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
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hasParticipant |
|
Assyria
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notableRuler |
|
Hoshea
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opponent |
|
Annals of Sargon II
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reignOf |
|
Shalmaneser V
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successor |