{"slug": "neo-assyrian-empire", "label": "Neo-Assyrian Empire", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Assyrian_Empire", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10914393", "qid": "Q10914393", "description": "historical state in Mesopotamia", "entries": 10, "years": 10, "span": [-864, -611], "span_label": ["865 BCE", "612 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 7}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Neo-Assyrian"], "related": [{"slug": "ashurbanipal", "label": "Ashurbanipal", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "twenty-fifth-dynasty-of-egypt", "label": "Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "taharqa", "label": "Taharqa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "euphrates", "label": "Euphrates", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ascalon", "label": "Ascalon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "esarhaddon", "label": "Esarhaddon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "babylon", "label": "Babylon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "samas-suma-ukin", "label": "Šamaš-šuma-ukin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "babylonia", "label": "Babylonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "medes", "label": "Medes", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -864, "year_label": "865 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser (also known as Tell Ahmar and Til Barsib), an independent Neo-Hittite kingdom located in current Syria on the banks of the Euphrates River, is conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357668084#Events_and_trends", "title": "860s BC", "revid": 1357668084, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -745, "year_label": "746 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "746 BC – A revolt in Kalhu brings Tiglath-Pileser III to the throne of the Neo-Assyrian Empire", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385873#Events_and_trends", "title": "740s BC", "revid": 1368385873, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -684, "year_label": "685 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "685 BC—Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria (d. c. 627 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368318910#Births", "title": "680s BC", "revid": 1368318910, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -681, "year_label": "682 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "682 BC—Last year of the reign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368318910#Events_and_trends", "title": "680s BC", "revid": 1368318910, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -673, "year_label": "674 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ascalon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510247#Events", "title": "674 BC", "revid": 1370510247, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -668, "year_label": "669 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Taharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372394221#Events", "title": "669 BC", "revid": 1372394221, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -663, "year_label": "664 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Assyrians under Ashurbanipal capture and sack Thebes, Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510244#Events", "title": "664 BC", "revid": 1370510244, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -662, "year_label": "663 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Assyrian Empire under Ashurbanipal drives the Kushites from Egypt and conquers the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510239#Events", "title": "663 BC", "revid": 1370510239, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -650, "year_label": "651 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Ashurbanipal defeats the Babylonian army of his half brother Shamash-shum-ukin and surrounds the fortified city of Babylon. Beginning a 3-year siege during which the Assyrians will defeat Shamash-shum-ukin's allies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510249#Middle_East", "title": "651 BC", "revid": 1370510249, "section": "Events › Middle East"}}, {"year": -611, "year_label": "612 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510241#Events", "title": "612 BC", "revid": 1370510241, "section": "Events"}}]}