Sargon

[sahr-gon]

noun

flourished c2300 b.c., Mesopotamian ruler: founder of Akkadian kingdom.

Sargon II

noun

died 705 b.c., king of Assyria 722–705.

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Historical Examples of sargon

Sargon has put his name on some object that he dedicates to the sun-god at Sippar.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
Of Sargon's zikkurat at Khorsabad, also, only four stories have been found.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
Mention was again supposed to have been made of tin in the annals of Sargon.
Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853
Various
The fall of Sargon's empire seems to have been as sudden as its rise.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1
Various
What Sargon meant by this the excavations of M. Place have shown.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1
Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for sargon

Sargon II

noun

died 705 bc, king of Assyria (722–705). He developed a policy of transporting conquered peoples to distant parts of his empire

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