Shalmaneser V

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Shalmaneser V was a Neo-Assyrian king in the late 8th century BCE, best known for his military campaigns in the Levant and the siege of Samaria that led to the fall of the Kingdom of Israel.

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Shalmaneser V canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian king
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Ululayu
associatedWith fall of Samaria
linked to: Fall of Samaria
authorityOver Israelite territories
Samaria
capital Dur-Sharrukin
Nineveh
causeOfSuccession death
conflict Assyrian–Israelite conflict
campaigns against Tyre
country Neo-Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria
culture Assyrian
linked to: Assyria
deathPlace Assyria
dynasty Sargonid dynasty
era Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Neo-Assyrian
father Tiglath-Pileser III
gender male
historicalRegion Ancient Near East
languageOfName Akkadian
mentionedIn 2 Kings 17
2 Kings 18
linked to: Book of 2 Kings

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
nativeLanguage Akkadian
notableEvent siege of Samaria (c. 725–722 BCE)
linked to: Siege of Samaria
notableFor campaigns in the Levant
role in the fall of the Kingdom of Israel
siege of Samaria
linked to: Siege of Samaria

war against the Kingdom of Israel
occupation king
policy enforcement of Assyrian imperial control over vassal states
heavy tribute demands on western vassals
positionHeld King of Assyria
predecessor Tiglath-Pileser III
regionRuled Assyria
Babylonia (as overlord)
Levant
linked to: Levant region
regnalName Shalmaneser V
reignEnd 722 BCE
reignStart 727 BCE
religion Mesopotamian religion
royalHouse Assyrian royal house
linked to: Sargonid dynasty
successor Sargon II
timePeriod 8th century BCE
title King of the Four Quarters
King of the Universe
vassalState Kingdom of Israel
Phoenician city-states

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Sargon II predecessor Shalmaneser V
Tiglath-Pileser III successor Shalmaneser V
Hoshea opponent Shalmaneser V
Hoshea vassalOf Shalmaneser V
Hoshea contemporaryOf Shalmaneser V
Shalmaneser V regnalName Shalmaneser V
Siege of Samaria commander Shalmaneser V
Šarru-kīn II predecessor Shalmaneser V
Sarru-kinu predecessor Shalmaneser V
Ululayu alsoKnownAs Shalmaneser V
King of Babylon positionHeldBy Shalmaneser V