Polity Kingdom of Israel (Assyria)

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Was an Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. The Kingdom controlled the areas of Samaria, Galilee and parts of Transjordan. It emerged from the division of the United Monarchy of Israel in israel and Judah. It was later conquered by the Assyrian Empire.

Establishment

  • January 731 BC: Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III made the Kingdom of Israel dependent on him as tributary vassal state.

Chronology

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1. Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III

Military campaigns of Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III.

1.1. Syro-Ephraimite War

Was a war between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and its tributary states Aram-Damascus and Israel that decided to break away from the empire.

  • January 731 BC: Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III made the Kingdom of Israel dependent on him as tributary vassal state.

2. Campaigns of Sargon II

Military campaigns of Assyrian king Sargon II.

  • 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.

Disestablishment

  • 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.