a town in Assyria

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• Sargon II — ( Akkadian Šarru kinu legitimate king , reigned 722 – 705 BC) was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became co regent with Shalmaneser V in 722 BC, and became the sole ruler of the kingdom of Assyria in 722 BC after the death of Shalmaneser V. It is not …   Wikipedia

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