Tiglath-pileser I

[ tig-lath-pi-lee-zer, -pahy- ]

noun

1. died 1102? b.c., king of Assyria c1115–1102?.

Tiglath-pileser I

/ ˈtɪɡlæθpɪˈliːzə; -paɪ- /

noun

1. Tiglath-pileser I?1116 bc?1093 bcMAssyrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler king of Assyria (?1116–?1093 bc ), who extended his kingdom to the upper Euphrates and defeated the king of Babylonia

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His son, Tiglath-pileser I., was one of the great conquerors of history.

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Tiglath-Pileser I., not only names him in his invocation, but represents himself as ruling especially under his auspices.

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His campaigns and conquests rivalled those of Tiglath-pileser I., and indeed exceeded them both in extent and in brutality.

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Tiglath-pileser I. had seen its walls from the opposite shore of the Euphrates, but had not ventured to approach them.

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