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Ashurnasirpal II Carved stone panels from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at what is now Nimrūd, Iraq; in the British Museum, London.
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Ashurnasirpal II

king of Assyria
Also known as: Assur-nasir-apli II
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Ashurnasirpal II (flourished 9th century bce) was the king of Assyria from 883–859 bce, whose major accomplishment was the consolidation of the conquests of his father, Tukulti-Ninurta II, leading to the establishment of the New Assyrian empire. Although, by his own testimony, he was a brilliant general and administrator, he is perhaps best known for the brutal frankness with which he described the atrocities committed on his captives. The details of his reign are known...

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