fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin

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The fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin were the massive defensive walls and gates surrounding Sargon II’s short-lived Assyrian capital, exemplifying the empire’s military power and monumental architecture in the late 8th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian architectural work ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern fortifications ⓘ
city fortifications ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neo-Assyrian architecture ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
creator Sargon II ⓘ
describedAs massive defensive walls and gates ⓘ
exemplifies military power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
monumental architecture of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
planned royal capital design ⓘ
foundInWork Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ
archaeological reports from Khorsabad ⓘ
functionedAs protection against military threats ⓘ
symbolic boundary of royal space ⓘ
hasArchitect Sargon II ⓘ
hasPart bastions of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
city gates decorated with reliefs ⓘ
city wall of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
colossal guardian figures at gates ⓘ
fortified perimeter of the capital ⓘ
gate complexes of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
gates of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
towers of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
heritageStatus archaeological remains ⓘ
inception late 8th century BCE ⓘ
locatedIn Assyria ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
materialUsed baked brick ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
partOf Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
urban planning of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
presentLocation Khorsabad archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Khorsabad
significantEvent abandonment after death of Sargon II ⓘ
significantFor study of Neo-Assyrian military architecture ⓘ
study of royal ideology in Assyria ⓘ
startTime reign of Sargon II ⓘ
surrounds royal palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
urban area of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Assyrian Empire
usedFor control of access to the capital ⓘ
defense ⓘ
display of royal power ⓘ

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Eighth Dynasty of Assyria → hasNotableConstruction → fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin → hasPart → city wall of Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ
linked to: fortifications of Dur-Sharrukin