Ashurnasirpal II
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Ashurnasirpal II , d. 860? BC, king of ancient Assyria (884-860? BC), also called Ashurnazirpal II and Assurnasirbal II. One of the earliest of the Assyrian conquerors, he gained territory as far west as the Mediterranean. In initiating a system of installing Assyrian governors in conquered lands, Ashurnasirpal helped to create a centralized state. Excavations of the palace and temple built by Ashurnasirpal at Calah revealed many bas-reliefs portraying the king's conquests in a narrative style. He was succeeded by his son Shalmaneser III.
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