Sargon II
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Nimrud |
| Iraq | |
| Died | Tabal |
| 705 BC | |
| Tabal | |
| Reign | 722 – 705 BC |
| Parents | Tiglath-Pileser III |
| Successor | Sennacherib |
| Children | Sennacherib |
| Siblings | Shalmaneser V |
| Grandchildren | Esarhaddon |
| Grandparents | Adad-nirari III |
| Books | The Correspondence of Sargon II |
| Great grandparent | Adad-nirari III |
| Great grandchild | Ashurbanipal |
| Šamaš-šuma-ukin | |
| Šērūʾa-ēṭirat | |
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| ID | 555131 |
Sargon II Life story
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, Sargon is generally believed to have become king after overthrowing Shalmaneser V, probably his brother.
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