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- Flourished:
- 11th century bc
- Flourished:
- c.1100 BCE - c.1001 BCE
- Title / Office:
- king (1050BC-1032BC), Assyria
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Ashurnasirpal I
king of Assyria
Also known as: Assur-nasir-apli I
Ashurnasirpal I (flourished 11th century bc) was the king of Assyria 1050β32 bc, when it was at a low ebb in power and prosperity caused by widespread famine and the pressure of western desert nomads, against whom Ashurnasirpal warred constantly. His father, Shamshi-Adad IV, a son of Tiglath-pileser I, was placed on the throne of Assyria by the Babylonian king Adad-apal-iddina. The few inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal I that survive reflect the unhappy situation in Assyria during his reign.
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