Tiglath pileser i biography for kids
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Tiglath-Pileser I facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tiglath-Pileser I | |
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Rock relief of Tiglath-Pileser I | |
| King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 1114–1076 BC |
| Predecessor | Ashur-resh-ishi I |
| Successor | Asharid-apal-Ekur |
| Died | 1076 BC |
| Issue | Asharid-apal-Ekur, Ashur-bel-kala, Shamshi-Adad IV |
| Akkadian | 𒆪𒋾𒀀𒂍𒈗𒊏 TUKUL.TI.A.É.ŠÁR.RA Tukultī-apil-Ešarra |
| Religion | Ancient Mesopotamian religion |
Tiglath-Pileser I ( from the Hebraic form of Akkadian: 𒆪𒋾𒀀𒂍𒈗𒊏, romanized: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra, "my trust is in the son of Ešarra") was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian period (1114–1076 BC).
According to Georges Roux, Tiglath-Pileser was "one of the two or three great Assyrian monarchs since the days of Shamshi-Adad I". He was known for his "wide-ranging military campaigns, his enthusiasm for building projects, and his interest in cuneiform tablet collections".
Under him, Assyria became the leading power of the Ancient Near East,