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Tiglath-pileser Iii

Name

Tiglath-Pileser III

Reign

745–727 BC

Demise

Collapse of empire following his death

Legacy

United numerous fractured states • Created the Greater Persian Empire • Patron of learning and culture

Successor

Shalmaneser V

Occupation

King of Assyria

Other names
Predecessor

Ashur-nirari V

Conquered territories

Syria, Israel, Babylonia

Tiglath-pileser Iii