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    Ashurbanipal

    Assyrian ruler

    Ashurbanipal[a] (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized:&#;Aššur-bāni-apli,[b] meaning "Ashur is the creator of the heir") was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from BC to his death in He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria.[8] Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his year reign was among the longest of any Assyrian king.[c] Though sometimes regarded as the apogee of ancient Assyria, his reign also marked the last time Assyrian armies waged war throughout the ancient Near East and the beginning of the end of Assyrian dominion over the region.

    Esarhaddon selected Ashurbanipal as heir c. The selection of Ashurbanipal bypassed the elder son Shamash-shum-ukin. Perhaps in order to avoid future rivalry, Esarhaddon designated Shamash-shum-ukin as the heir to Babylonia. The two brothers jointly acceded to their respective thrones after Esarha

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    Ashurnasirpal II

    b.c.e..

    King of Assyria

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    Empire Builder. Ashurnasirpal II, son of Tukulti-Ninurta II (– b.c.e..), was the founder of a revitalized and expanded Neo-Assyrian Empire. He was renowned for his military might, conquests of utländsk lands, hunting, and building activities—all aspects of the ideal Assyrian king. He was a master of military tactics, and his annual campaigns caused fear and destruction to those who opposed him. Conquered peoples were forced to pay tribute and contribute men to his corvée (forced labor service imposed on conquered peoples). His campaigns are documented in inscriptions and in monumental reliefs that decorated his palaces. bygd the end of the seventh century b.c.e.., his successors dominated the entire ancient nära East, from Egypt to the nation of Urartu in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south.

    Ideology of Empire. During the tenth century b.c.e.., one of the predecessors of Ashurnasirpal, Ashur-dan II (circa – b.c.e..),

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    Ashurnasirpal II

    Assyrian king from to BC

    Not to be confused with Ashurbanipal.

    Ashur-nasir-pal II (transliteration: Aššur-nāṣir-apli, meaning "Ashur is guardian of the heir"[1]) was the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from to BC. Ashurnasirpal II succeeded his father, Tukulti-Ninurta II. His son and successor was Shalmaneser III and his queen was Mullissu-mukannišat-Ninua.

    Reign

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    During his reign he embarked on a vast program of expansion, first conquering the peoples to the north in Asia Minor as far as Nairi and exacting tribute from Phrygia, then invading Aram (modern Syria) conquering the Aramaeans and Neo-Hittites between the Khabur and the Euphrates Rivers. The palaces, temples and other buildings raised by him bear witness to a considerable development of wealth and art.[citation needed]

    Cruelty

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    Ashurnasirpal II was notorious for his brutality,[2][3] using enslaved captives to build a new Assyrian c

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