Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur
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Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur was briefly King of Assyria
in 1133 BC. He succeeded his father, the long-reigning Ashur-dan I
, but the throne was very quickly usurped by his brother, Mutakkil-Nusku
. Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur was forced to go into exile in Babylonia
, with which he had maintained friendly relations.
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
in 1133 BC. He succeeded his father, the long-reigning Ashur-dan I
Ashur-dan I
Ashur-dan I was one of the longest-reigning Kings of Assyria, reigning for some 46 years according to the Assyrian King List. According to one of the short chronology of the middle Assyrian period, he reigned from 1179 BC to 1133 BC....
, but the throne was very quickly usurped by his brother, Mutakkil-Nusku
Mutakkil-Nusku
Mutakkil-Nusku was King of Assyria briefly in 1133 BC. The son of Ashur-dan I, Mutakkil-Nusku usurped the throne from his brother, Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur, apparently only shortly after their father's death. Mutakkil-Nusku died soon after this act of usurpation, leaving the throne to his son,...
. Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur was forced to go into exile in Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
, with which he had maintained friendly relations.
See also
- Tukulti-NinurtaTukulti-NinurtaTukulti-Ninurta may refer to:*Tukulti-Ninurta I , King of Assyria*Tukulti-Ninurta II , King of Assyria, son of Adad-nirari II*Ninurta-apal-Ekur , King of Assyria as an usurper, and descendant of Adan-nirari I...