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The Assyrian Kings List
Early Period
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A: "Kings who lived in tents"
Tudiya
Adamu
Yangi
Kitlamu
Harharu
Mandaru
Imsu
Harsu
Didanu
Hanu
Zuabu
Nuabu
Abazu
Belu
Azarah
Zariqum Beginning of the Assyrian independence
Puzur-Ashur I
Shalim-Ahu
Ilu-Shuma Raids into southern Mesoptamia
Erishum I
B: During Akkadian Domination
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FROM UNTIL
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Sargon I 2334 2279 55 years
United Mesopotamia (Sumer & Akkad)
Rimush 2278 2270 8
Conquers Elam and Marhashi (Central Iran)
Manishtushu 2269 2255 14
Renovates Temple of Ishtar
Naram-Sin 2254 2218 36
Arrogates god-like status to himself
Shar-Kali-Shari 2217 2193 24
Akkadian kingship begins to weaken
Igigi 2192
Nanium
Imi
Elul-dan 2190
Dudu 2189 2169 20
Shu-Turul 2168 2154 14
Akkadian empire collapses
C: Neo-Sumerian Domination
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Ur-Nammu 2112 2095 17
Establishes the Third Dynasty of Ur
Shulgi 2094 2047 47
Extends father's empire to all of Assyria
Amar-Sin 2046 2038 8
Shu-Sin 2037 2029 8
Ibbi-Sin 2028 2004 24
Amorites weaken Sumerian power
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D: Assyrian kings during the Akkadian Domination
Ushpiya May have succeeded ollowed king Azarah
Apiashal Ushpiya & Apiashal are also considered tent kings
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E: "Kings who were ancestors"
Hale Chief of an Amorite tribe
Samanu
Hayani
Ilu-Mer
Yakmesi
Yakmeni
Yazkur-ilu
Ilu-Kabkabi
Aminu
F: Historic Period (written history)
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Erishum II 1920 1900 20
Shamshi-Adad I 1813 1781 32
Unites all independent Assyrian city-states
Ishme-Dagan I 1780 1741 39
Contemporary with Hammurabi of Babylon
Ashur-Dugul
5 Unknown Rulers
Adasi
Several Minor Rulers
Erishum III
Shamshi-Adad II
Ishme-Dagan II
Shamshi-Adad III
Ashur-Nirari I
Puzur-Ashur III 1520
Enlil-Nasir I
Ashur-Nirari II
Ashur-Bel-Nisheshu 1417 1409 8
Ashur-Rim-Nisheshu
Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe II
Eriba-Adad I
Middle Period
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Ashur-Uballit I 1363 1328 35
Gains Assyrian Independecne from Mittani
Enlil-Nirari 1327 1318 9
Arik-Den-Ili 1317 1306 11
Adad-Nirari I 1305 1274 31
Mittani falls to Assyria
Shalmaneser I 1273 1244 29
Urarti falls to Assyria
Tukulti-Ninurta I 1243 1207 36
Sacks Babylon, killed by his own son
Ashur-Nadin-Apli 1206 1203 3
Assyrin power is weakened
Ashur-Nirari III 1202 1197 5
Enlil-Kudurri-Usur 1196 1191 12
Ninurta-Apal-Ekur 1191 1179 5
Ashur-Dan I 1178 1133 45
Elam captures Babylonia
Ashur-Resha-Ishi I 1132 1115 17
Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon captures Elam
Ninurta-Tukulti-Ashur 1115 1114 1
Mutakkil-Nusku 1115 1114 1
Tiglath-Pileser I 1114 1076 38
In defending Assyria, defeats Nebuchadnezzar
Asharid-Pal-Ekur II Limited to Nineveh,Irbil, & Ashur province
Ashur-Bel-Kala 1076 1057 19
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Shamshi-Adad IV 1053 1049 4
5 Unknown Rulers 39
Ashur-Rabi II 1010 970 40
Israel & Judah under David & Solomon
Ashur-Resh-Ishi II 969 967 2
Tiglath-Pilasar II 966 935 31
Ashur-Dan II 934 912 22
Late Period
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Adad-Nirari II 911 891 20
Captures Babylonia, Anatolia, & Syrian plain
Tukulti-Ninurta II 890 884 6
Peace with Babylon, no tributes required
Ashurnasirpal II 883 859 24
Assyrian empire reaches Mediterranean Sea
Shalmaneser III 858 824 34
Defeats Arameans, captures Babylon & Persia
Shamshi-Adad V 823 811 12
Shamiram 811 806 5
Ruler of Assyria while her son was a minor
Adad-Nirari III 806 783 23
Assyrian rule weakens
Shalmaneser IV 782 773 9
Ashur-Dan III 772 755 17
Rebelions against Assyria
Ashur-Nirari V 754 745 9
Tiglath-Pileser III 744 727 17
Re-gains Assyrian might greater than before
Shalmaneser V 726 722 4
Captures Samaria, deports Isrealites
Sargon II 721 705 16
Captures Egypt, Urartu, Babylon
Dies in a battle
Sennacherib 704 681 23
Faught rebellions, destroyed Babylon
Esarhaddon 680 669 11
Rebuilt Babylon, def Scyth, Cimm, & Egypt
Ashurbanipal 668 627 41
Defeats Egypt, Lydia, & Elam
Ashur-Etel-Ilani 627 624 3
Babylonians attack Assyria
Sin-Shar-Ishkun 623 612 11
Medes sack Nineveh
Ashur-Uballit II 612 ?
Flees to Harran, supported by Egyptians
What else can I help you with?
Who replaced the assyrian empire?
chaldeans ruled much of the former assyrisn empire
How many empires ruled Mesopotamia between 2300 and 539 BCE?
In this period there were the Akkadian Empire, the Old Assyrian Empire, the Babylonian Empire, the Middle Assyrian Empire, the Neo-Hittite Empire, the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Was the Assyrians nomadic?
No. The Assyrians were conquerors. They ruled the powerful Assyrian Empire.
Which empire ruled the fertile crecent?
Succesively, the Assyrian Empire, the Babylonian Empire, the Persian Empire and the Macedonian empire of Alexander the Great.
Who was the assyrian king during the height of the assyrian empire?
Ashurbanipal was the Assyrian king during the height of the Assyrian Empire.
Which empire appeared first the Assyrian or the Persian Empire?
The Assyrian Empire. Persia later took it over.
What were the two major empires of the first millennium bce?
The Babylonian Empire and the Assyrian Empire
When did sargon establish the akkadian empire?
Sarong did not become an empire. He could not possibly have done so because he was a man. Actually there were three Sargons; Sargon or Akkad or Sarong the great (ruled c. 2334 BC - 2279 BC) was the founder of the Akkadian Empire and the Dynasty of Akkad Sargon I (ruled 1920-1881 BC) was the fifth king of the Old Assyrian Empire Sargon II (ruled 722-705 BC) was the eleventh king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Who ruled ninevah in 760 bc?
In 760 BC, Nineveh was ruled by King Ashurnasirpal II of the Assyrian Empire. He is known for his military conquests, extensive building projects, and the establishment of Nineveh as a prominent cultural and political center. His reign marked a significant period of Assyrian expansion and influence in the region.
How was Assyrian leadership different from Phoenicia's?
Phoenicia was comprised of independent city-states with their own political systems. Assyria was an empire ruled by a king and his council.
Assyrian king during the height of the Assyrian empire?
it is Ashurbanipal
Who was the Assyrian empire taken over of?
The Assyrian empire was assimilated by Babylonia, which was in turn conquered and assimilated by the Persian empire.
