Ashur-bel-kala
King of Assyria, 1074/3–1056 BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aššūr-bēl-kala, inscribed maš-šur-EN-ka-la and meaning “Aššur is lord of all,”[2] was the king of Assyria 1074/3–1056 BC, the 89th to appear on the Assyrian Kinglist. He was the son of Tukultī-apil-Ešarra I, succeeded his brother Ašarēd-apil-Ekur who had briefly preceded him, and he ruled for 18 years[i 1] He was the last king of the Middle Assyrian Empire, and his later reign was preoccupied with a revolution against his rule led by one Tukulti-Mer, which, by the end of his reign, allowed hordes of Arameans to press in on Assyria's western borders. He is perhaps best known for his zoological collection.
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Ashur-bel-kala | |
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King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
Reign | 1074–1056 BC |
Predecessor | Asharid-apal-Ekur |
Successor | Eriba-Adad II |
Spouse | Babylonian princess, daughter of Adad-apla-iddina[1] |
Father | Tiglath-Pileser I |
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