Campaigns of Sargon II
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Military campaigns of Assyrian king Sargon II.
Chronology
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January 719 BC: Styling himself the "Destroyer of Hamath," Sargon II razed the city of Hamath c. 720 BC, recolonized it with 6,300 Assyrians, and removed its king to be flayed alive in Assyria.
January 719 BC: The Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 720 BC under the reign of King Sargon II. This marked the end of Israel's independence and led to the exile of many Israelites.
January 716 BC: The Assyrians only subjugated Manna, and also built fortresses in Media and Persia (Kar-Sharrukin and Kar-Nergal).
January 713 BC: Campaign of Sargon II of Assyria in Urartu that resulted in the conquest of the Northern Euphrates valley.
January 713 BC: The ruler of Bit-Itstar during reign of Sargon II was Burburazu who brought his tributes to Sargon during his campaign to the region in 714 BC.
January 712 BC: Tabal, a Luwian speaking Neo-Hittite kingdom in South Central Anatolia, was conquered by the Assyrian Empire in -713 BC. This marked the end of Tabal's existence as an independent kingdom during the Iron Age.
January 711 BC: In 712 BC, a local usurper, Iamani ascended the throne of the Philistine Confederation. That same year, he organized a failed uprising against Assyria. The Assyrian King Sargon II invaded Philistia which effectively became an Assyrian province.
January 710 BC: In 711 BC, Tarhulara was assassinated by his son Muwatalli III, who then seized the throne of Gurgum. The Assyrian king Sargon II responded by deposing Muwatalli III and deporting him to Assyria. Gurgum was annexed to the Assyrian empire and renamed Marqas after the name of the capital city.
January 708 BC: Around 709 BC Assyrian king Sargon II conquered the kingdoms of the Land of la' (Cyprus).
January 707 BC: In 708 BC, Sargon II accused Muttallu of allying himself with Urartu and sent his army into Kummuh. According to the annals, Muttallu escaped but the royal family and the population was deported to Babylonia, and settlers from Bit-Yakin (in Babylonia) were brought to Kummuh. Thereafter the region became a province of Assyria.
January 712 BC: Hilakku was a Neo-Hittite state ruled by King Hartapu. It was located in southern Anatolia and was eventually conquered by the Assyrian Empire in 713 BC, leading to the disestablishment of the kingdom.
