Individual Details
Shamshi - Adad King of Assyria V
( - Ca 811 BC)
ReignThe first years of Shamshi-Adad's reign saw a serious struggle for the succession of the aged Shalmaneser.
The revolt was led by Shamshi-Adad's brother Assur-danin-pal, and had broken out already by 826 BC. The rebellious brother, according to Shamshi-Adad's own inscriptions, succeeded in bringing to his side 27 important cities, including Nineveh. The rebellion lasted until 820 BC, weakening the Assyrian empire and its ruler; this weakness continued to reverberate in the kingdom until the reforms of Tiglath-Pileser III.
Later in his reign, Shamshi-Adad campaigned against Southern Mesopotamia, and stipulated a treaty with the Babylonian king Marduk-zakir-shumi I.
In 814 BCE he won a battle of Dur-Papsukkal against the Babylonian king Marduk-balassu-iqbi and few Aramean tribes settled in Babylonia.
Preceded by Shalmaneser III King of Assyria 824–811 BC Succeeded by Adad-nirari III
The revolt was led by Shamshi-Adad's brother Assur-danin-pal, and had broken out already by 826 BC. The rebellious brother, according to Shamshi-Adad's own inscriptions, succeeded in bringing to his side 27 important cities, including Nineveh. The rebellion lasted until 820 BC, weakening the Assyrian empire and its ruler; this weakness continued to reverberate in the kingdom until the reforms of Tiglath-Pileser III.
Later in his reign, Shamshi-Adad campaigned against Southern Mesopotamia, and stipulated a treaty with the Babylonian king Marduk-zakir-shumi I.
In 814 BCE he won a battle of Dur-Papsukkal against the Babylonian king Marduk-balassu-iqbi and few Aramean tribes settled in Babylonia.
Preceded by Shalmaneser III King of Assyria 824–811 BC Succeeded by Adad-nirari III
Events
| Death | Ca 811 BC | Assyria | |||
| Marriage | Sammuramat (Semiramis) Regent of Assyria |
Families
| Spouse | Sammuramat (Semiramis) Regent of Assyria ( - ) |
| Child | Adad-nirari King of Assyria III (-820 - ) |
| Father | Shalmaneser King of Assyria III (-880 - -824) |