Shamshi-Adad IV
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Shamshi-Adad IV was a King of Assyria
from 1054 to 1050 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I
and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II
. The throne passed at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I.
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
from 1054 to 1050 BC. He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I
Tiglath-Pileser I
Tiglath-Pileser I was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian period . According to Georges Roux, Tiglath-Pileser was "one of the two or three great Assyrian monarchs since the days of Shamshi-Adad I"...
and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II
Eriba-Adad II
Eriba-Adad II was King of Assyria from 1055 BC to 1054 BC. He succeeded his father, Assur-bel-kala, but reigned for only two years before the throne was usurped by his uncle, Samshi-Adad IV, who later ruled for four years. Beyond this, little is known of his reign.-References:...
. The throne passed at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I.