Arda-Mulissu

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Arda-Mulissu was an Assyrian prince, best known for orchestrating the assassination of his father, King Sennacherib, in a failed bid for the throne.

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Arda-Mulissu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian prince ⓘ
royal heir ⓘ
coConspirator Nabu-shar-usur ⓘ
another brother of Esarhaddon (name uncertain in sources) ⓘ
conflictWith Esarhaddon’s succession ⓘ
linked to: Esarhaddon
country Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
culture Assyrian ⓘ
dynasty Sargonid dynasty ⓘ
event assassination of Sennacherib ⓘ
father Sennacherib ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
lostTitle crown prince of Assyria ⓘ
mentionedIn Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ
later classical and biblical-era traditions (indirectly/under variant names) ⓘ
motive displacement as heir by Esarhaddon ⓘ
notableFor assassination of Sennacherib ⓘ
failed bid for the Assyrian throne ⓘ
opposedBy Esarhaddon ⓘ
outcomeForSubject failed to become king of Assyria ⓘ
placeOfActivity Assyria ⓘ
Nineveh ⓘ
positionHeld crown prince of Assyria ⓘ
reasonForLostTitle Sennacherib’s decision to favor Esarhaddon ⓘ
relative Esarhaddon ⓘ
religion Assyro-Babylonian polytheism ⓘ
resultOfAssassinationPlot Esarhaddon’s accession to the throne ⓘ
civil conflict in Assyria ⓘ
roleInEvent mastermind of Sennacherib’s assassination ⓘ
sibling Esarhaddon ⓘ
timePeriod late 8th century BC to early 7th century BC ⓘ
title designated heir of Sennacherib (earlier in his life) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sennacherib → child → Arda-Mulissu ⓘ