Samši-Adad V.
Šamši-Adad V. (Shamschi-Adad) was from 823 BC. BC to 811 BC Chr. Assyrian king.
He followed his father Sulmanu-ašared III. on the throne, but had to struggle with the claims to the throne of his brother Aššur-dayyin-apli, who, according to inscriptions by Šamši-Adad, initially managed to get 27 important cities of the empire, including Nineveh , under his control. It took Šamši-Adad four years to finally win this civil war. The power position of the king and Assyria suffered lastingly.
The sources tell of a campaign by Šamši-Adads against Babylon , with whose ruler Marduk-zakir-šumi I. he finally concluded a treaty. His general ( rab-reši ) Mutarris-Marduk marched against the Manneans , Medes and Persians . Šamši-Adad's wife Šammuramat (the historical role model of the Semiramis ), took over the reign for his underage son Adad-nīrārī III after his death .
literature
- Dietz-Otto Edzard : History of Mesopotamia. From the Sumerians to Alexander the Great , Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-51664-5
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Salmānu-ašarēd III. (Shalmaneser III.) |
Assyrian king 823–811 BC Chr. |
Adad-nīrārī III. |
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| SURNAME | Samši-Adad V. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shamschi-Adad V. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Assyria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 811 BC Chr. |