Ashur-nirari V
king of Assyria
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Tiglath-pileser III’s rise to power
- In Tiglath-pileser III: Rise to power.
…rebellion against the weak king Ashur-nirari V, a son of Adad-nirari III, brought a new ruler, who was then governor of Calah, to power. This new ruler assumed the throne name of Tiglath-pileser in what may have been a deliberate reference to an illustrious forebear, Tiglath-pileser I (reigned c. 1115–c.…
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