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Fall of Samaria

Type Event Region Israel Time -724–-722

In 722 BCE, Assyrian forces captured Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel;…

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  1. -724–-723Samaria · IsraelIsrael's last king Hoshea stopped paying tribute to Assyria and sought Egyptian aid; Shalmaneser V marched north to besiege Samaria, cutting off supplies for about three years.
  2. -722Samaria · IsraelAssyrian forces broke Samaria's defenses, Hoshea was captured, and the northern kingdom of Israel formally fell. Sargon II claimed credit in his inscriptions; the exact commander at the breach is still debated.
  3. -722–-720Israel's former land · IsraelAssyria made Israel's former land a province; Samaria was sacked and partly destroyed, local elites deported, and large-scale population transfers brought foreign settlers, dismantling the northern kingdom's political structure.

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