WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Tiglath-pileser III, (flourished 8th century bc), king of Assyria (745–727 bc) who inaugurated the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. He subjected Syria and Palestine to his rule, and later (729 or 728) he merged the kingdoms of Assyria and Babylonia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashur-uballit I was the first native Assyrian ruler to claim the royal title šar ("king"). Shortly after achieving independence, he further claimed the dignity of a great king on the level of the Egyptian pharaohs and the Hittite kings.

Detailed explanation-3: -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".

Detailed explanation-4: -The dynasty has also been referred to simply as the ‘Old Assyrian dynasty’. These kings, beginning with Puzur-Ashur I, took power in the aftermath of the collapse of the Neo-Sumerian Empire, which had ruled over Assyria.