Sennacherib was king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 705 to 681 BC, the son and successor of Sargon II and the second king of the Sargonid dynasty. He is one of the most famous Assyrian kings, largely because of his prominence in biblical accounts of his military campaigns in the Levant. His reign included the destruction of Babylon in 689 BC and an extensive rebuilding of Nineveh into a magnificent capital, including construction of the Southwest Palace, which he called his Palace without Rival, one of the most ambitious building projects of the ancient world. He was assassinated on October 20, 681 BC, by his sons Arda-Mulissu and Nabu-shar-usur in a temple at Nineveh; his designated successor, Esarhaddon, then claimed the throne and moved against the conspirators. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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He is one of the most famous Assyrian kings, largely because of his prominence in biblical accounts of his military campaigns in the Levant.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
In Era: Classical Antiquity, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born c. 745nbspBC; died 20 October 681nbspBC (aged c. lk=no|63/64)
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