Sargonid dynasty

The Sargonid dynasty is an academic name for the final ruling family of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, beginning with Sargon II's ascent to the throne in 722 BC until the death of Sîn-šarru-iškun and the fall of the kingdom in 612 BC at the hands of a coalition of invaders. The dynasty was the last of the great Assyrian kings and came at the end of a 1500-year period of Assyrian ascendancy.

Although the bloodline can be traced back two centuries to Tukulti-Ninurta II (891-884 BC) and Tiglath-Pileser III being the establisher of Assyria's military reforms, the dynasty is named after Sargon as it was his efforts that elevated the kingdom to its peak level and magnified the status of the šarru (king). Although the dynasty only encompassed the reign of four kings, it witnessed the subjugation of the entire civilized territory of the western hemisphere, as Assyria's rivals were either completely conquered or made vassals. The borders of the empire encompassed the Ancient Near East, East Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Caucasus, and parts of the Arabian peninsula and North Africa, eclipsing and conquering rivals such as Babylonia, Elam, Persia, Urartu, Lydia, the Medes, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Israel, Judah, Phoenicia, Chaldea, Canaan, the Kushite Empire, the Arabs, and Egypt.

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