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- Flourished:
- 8th century bc
- Flourished:
- c.800 BCE - c.701 BCE
- Title / Office:
- king (726BC-721BC), Assyria
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Shalmaneser V
king of Assyria and Babylon
Also known as: Shulmanu-Asharidu V, Ululai
Shalmaneser V (flourished 8th century bc) was the king of Assyria (reigned 726ā721 bc) who subjugated ancient Israel and undertook a punitive campaign to quell the rebellion of Israelās king Hoshea (2 Kings 17).
None of his historical records survive, but the King List of Babylon, where he ruled as Ululai, links him with Tiglath-pileser III, whose son he may have been. When King Hoshea of Israel rebelled (2 Kings 17), Shalmaneser marched via Bit-Adini to besiege Samaria and attack Tyre. For three years he laid siege until āhe broke the resistance of ShamaraŹæinā (Samaria). However, he died shortly before the capture of the city, which was claimed by his successor, Sargon II.
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