Expansion of Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria

Name: Expansion of Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria
Start: -883
End: -859

Type Event Region Mesopotamia Time c. -883–-859

Ashurnasirpal II, who acceded around 883 BCE, pushed Assyrian power from the Mesopotamian core to the Mediterranean coast and Zagros highlands throug…

Timeline

c. -883–-881Ashur · MesopotamiaAfter succeeding to the throne, Ashurnasirpal II quickly quelled internal revolts and reasserted control over Ashur, Assyria's traditional religious center, laying the political foundation for subsequent foreign campaigns.
c. -877–-865Northern Syria · SyriaAssyrian armies campaigned repeatedly in the west, conquering city-states of the upper Euphrates and reaching the Phoenician cities and Cilicia on the Mediterranean coast, forcing local rulers to pay tribute and submit.
c. -879–-859Kalhu (Nimrud) · MesopotamiaThe king moved the capital to Kalhu, relocating large numbers of people to construct palaces and temples, decorating the Northwest Palace with reliefs of hunting and warfare, and forming a visual political system that displayed royal authority and military glory.

Sources

Ashurnasirpal II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ashurnasirpal-II
The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. III Part 2: The Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and Other States of the Near East, from the Eighth to the Sixth Centuries B.C. — Boardman, J. et al. (eds.) (1991)