Sargon II Timeline

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722 BCE - 705 BCE

Peak of the Assyrian empire under the reign of Sargon II.
722 BCE

Sargon II takes the throne from Shalmaneser V in a coup.
722 BCE - 705 BCE

Reign of King Sargon II of Assyria.
720 BCE

Sargon II's Syrian Campaigns.
719 BCE - 717 BCE

Border wars between Assyria and the Kingdom of Urartu.
c. 718 BCE

Sargon II defeated at Babylon by Elamites.
717 BCE

Sargon II decrees the construction of his new capital city, Dur-Sharrukin.
714 BCE

Sargon II's Urartu Campaign, Urartu defeated.
713 BCE - 710 BCE

Sargon II personally oversees the construction of Dur-Sharrukin.
710 BCE

Sargon II conquers Babylon and the southern territories.
710 BCE - 707 BCE

Sargon II resides at Babylon, rules Assyria from Babylonian court.
706 BCE

Sargon II returns from Babylon and moves into palace in Dur-Sharrukin.
705 BCE

Sargon II killed in battle with the Tabal people.
705 BCE

Sennacherib succeeds Sargon II, moves capital to Nineveh; Dur-Sharrukin is abandoned.