Ashur-resh-ishi I
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Ashur-resh-ishi I was King of Assyria from 1133 to 1115 BC. He succeeded his father, Mutakkil-Nusku, and was succeeded by his son Tiglath-Pileser I.
As the Hittite empire collapsed from the onslaught of the Phrygians (called Mushki in Assyrian annals), Babylon and Assyria began to vie for Amorite regions (in modern Syria), formerly under firm Hittite control. When their forces encountered one another in this region, the Assyrian king Ashur-resh-ishi I met and defeated Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon on a number of occasions. Ashur-resh-ishi I then invaded and annexed Hittite controlled lands.
| Preceded by Mutakkil-Nusku |
King of Assyria 1133–1115 |
Succeeded by Tiglath-Pileser I |
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