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Aššuraḫaiddina 𒀭𒊹𒉽𒀸 | |
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| Born | c. 713 BCE Assyria |
| Died | 1 November 669 BCE Harran |
| Nationality | Assyrian |
Aššuraḫaiddina (c. 713 BCE – 1 November 669 BCE), also known as Esarhaddon, was king of Assyria from 681 BCE to 669 BCE. He was appointed as the heir of his father Sînaḥḥīerība and took power after defeating his older brothers, who conspired to assassinate their father. He ordered Babylon to be rebuilt after his father destroyed it. He also restored local self-government to the citizens of major cities such as Aššūr, Bābilim, Borsippa, Nippur, and Sippar and exempted them from labor conscription. In 671 BCE, he conquered Egypt and took a massive tribute of gold and silver.[1]
At the end of his reign, Aššuraḫaiddina divided his empire between his two sons. Aššurbāniapli would rule Assyria and the Babylonian cities of Uruk and Nippur. Šamaššumaukin, the other son, would be his vassal and rule over Babylon and its surrounding cities such as Borsippa, Dilbat, Kutu, and Sippar.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.