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Sargon II of Assyria

Sargon II
King of Assyria, Babylonia, Akkad and Sumer
Sargon II and dignitary.jpg
Sargon II with a dignitary, bas-relief from Khorsabad.
Reign 722 – 705 BC
Predecessor Shalmaneser V
Successor Sennacherib
Born ca. 765 BC
Kalhu
Died 705 BC
lost in battle against the Tabal kingdom in Anatolia
Spouse Ra'īma
Atalyā
Issue Sennacherib
Aḥāt-Abīšā
At least 2 other sons
Dynasty Sargonid dynasty
Father Tiglath-Pileser III
Mother Yabā/Banītu

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