Sargon II
king of Assyria (722-705 B.C)
Sargon II (Akkadian: Šarru-kên, "legitimate king", reigned 722 – 705 BC) was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became co-regent with Shalmaneser V in 722 BC. Shalmaneser V died in 722 BC. From then on, Sargon II was the only ruler of Assyria. It is not clear if he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a usurper unrelated to the royal family. In his inscriptions, he styles himself as a new man and rarely talks about his predecessors. He nevertheless took the name Sharru-kinu ("true king"), after Sargon of Akkad — who had founded the first Semitic Empire in the region about 16 centuries earlier.[1] Sargon is the Biblical form of the name.
| Sargon II | |
|---|---|
| Assyrian | |
 Sargon II and dignitary | |
| Reign | 722 – 705 BC |
| Predecessor | Shalmaneser V |
| Successor | Sennacherib |
| House | Assyrian |
References change
- ↑ Another "Sargon", a predecessor of Shamshi-Adad of the 18th century BC.
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