Kings of the Universe
34 entries in the Kings of the Universe compendium.
King of the UniverseAncient Mesopotamian title claiming universal cosmological dominion.Adad-apla-iddinaBabylonian king whose reign was a golden age for scholarship.Adad-nirari IAssyrian king who expanded the empire and claimed universal kingship.Adad-nirari IIFirst king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renewed Assyrian expansion.Adad-nirari IIIKing of Assyria from 811 to 783 BC.Antiochus I SoterSeleucid king who overcame instability and was last King of the Universe.Ashur-dan IIFirst king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, recaptured northern and northeastern lands.Ashur-uballit IFirst king of the Middle Assyrian Empire, defeated Mitanni and intervened in Babylonia.Aššur-etil-ilāniObscure Neo-Assyrian king with a brief, poorly documented reign.Burna-Buriash IIKassite king of Babylon known for Amarna letters and diplomatic strife.DadushaKing of Eshnunna who expanded power through war and diplomacy.DugdammîCimmerian king who sacked Sardis and challenged Assyrian hegemony.Enlil-nadin-apliBriefly ruled Babylon, attempted to march on Assur, overthrown by his uncle.EsarhaddonKing of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, conqueror of Egypt.Eulmash-shakin-shumiFounder of Babylon's 6th Dynasty amid Aramean migrations.Mar-biti-apla-usurSole king of Babylon's short-lived Elamite Dynasty.Marduk-nadin-ahheSixth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin, restorer of Ur's Eganunmaḫ.Marduk-shapik-zeriBabylonian king who allied with Assyria against the Arameans.NabonidusLast native ruler of ancient Mesopotamia and unorthodox religious reformer.NabopolassarFounder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire who overthrew Assyrian rule.Nabu-shum-liburLast king of the 2nd Dynasty of Isin, ruled amid Aramean incursions.Nazi-MaruttashKassite king of Babylon who reached the dynasty's peak.Nebuchadnezzar IBabylonian king who defeated Elam and recovered Marduk's statue.Ninurta-nadin-shumiBabylonian king who clashed with Assyria and fathered Nabû-kudurrῑ-uṣur I.RimushSecond Akkadian king who crushed revolts and campaigned in Elam.Šamaš-šuma-ukinBabylonian vassal king who rebelled against his brother Ashurbanipal.Sarduri IKing of Urartu who moved the capital to Tushpa.Sargon IINeo-Assyrian king who expanded the empire and built a new capital.SennacheribNeo-Assyrian king who expanded Nineveh and destroyed Babylon.Shamshi-Adad IAmorite conqueror who founded the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia.Sîn-šar-iškunPenultimate Neo-Assyrian king who died at the Fall of Nineveh.Tiglath-Pileser IIINeo-Assyrian emperor who doubled Assyrian territory and reformed its empire.Tukulti-Ninurta IISecond king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, consolidator and builder.Zimri-LimLast king of Mari, contemporary of Hammurabi and Shamshi-Adad I.
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