Sargon II
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title:
Sargon II
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Sargon II was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 BC to his death in battle in 705. Probably the son of Tiglath-Pileser III (r. 745–727), Sargon is generally believed to have become king after overthrowing Shalmaneser V (r. 727–722), probably his brother. He is typically considered the founder of a new dynastic line, the Sargonid dynasty. Modelling his reign on the legends of the ancient rulers Sargon of Akkad, from whom Sargon II likely took his regnal name, and Gilgamesh, Sargon aspir
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King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargon_II
date created:
2002-10-06T14:16:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:02:16Z
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