Tiglath-Pileser III

Tiglath-Pileser III

Tiglath-Pileser III (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒆪𒋾𒀀𒂍𒈗𒊏, romanized: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra, meaning "my trust belongs to the son of Ešarra", Biblical Hebrew: תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר‎, romanized: Tiglaṯ Pilʾeser) was the Neo-Assyrian emperor from 745 BC to his death in 727. One of the most prominent and historically significant Assyrian rulers, Tiglath-Pileser ended a period of Assyrian stagnation, introduced numerous political and military reforms, and doubled the lands under Assyrian control. Because of the massive expansion and centralization of Assyrian territory and the establishment of a standing army, some researchers consider Tiglath-Pileser's reign to mark the actual transition of Assyria into an empire. The reforms and methods of control introduced under Tiglath-Pileser laid the groundwork for policies enacted not only by later Assyrian kings but also by later empires for millennia after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tiglath-Pileser III is the 2,811th most popular politician (down from 2,254th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 66th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Tiglath-pileser III is most famous for being the king of Assyria during the period of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which was the most powerful empire in the world at the time. He is most famous for his military conquests, including his victory over the Kingdom of Israel and the siege of Tyre.