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Neo-Assyrian Empire

historical state in Mesopotamia

10 dated entries naming Neo-Assyrian Empire, drawn from 10 separate years between 865 BCE and 612 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century BC

  • 865 BCE865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser (also known as Tell Ahmar and Til Barsib), an independent Neo-Hittite kingdom located in current Syria on the banks of the Euphrates River, is conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.source

8th century BC

  • 746 BCE746 BC – A revolt in Kalhu brings Tiglath-Pileser III to the throne of the Neo-Assyrian Empiresource

7th century BC

  • 685 BCE685 BC—Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria (died c. 627 BC)source
  • 682 BCE682 BC—Last year of the reign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.source
  • 674 BCEEsarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ascalon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.source
  • 669 BCETaharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.source
  • 664 BCEThe Assyrians under Ashurbanipal capture and sack Thebes, Egypt.source
  • 663 BCEThe Assyrian Empire under Ashurbanipal drives the Kushites from Egypt and conquers the country.source
  • 651 BCEKing Ashurbanipal defeats the Babylonian army of his half brother Shamash-shum-ukin and surrounds the fortified city of Babylon. Beginning a 3-year siege during which the Assyrians will defeat Shamash-shum-ukin's allies.source
  • 612 BCEBattle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking.source

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