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Battle of Qarqar
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The Battle of Qarqar was fought in 853 BC when the army of the Neo-Assyrian Empire led by Emperor Shalmaneser III encountered an allied army of eleven kings at Qarqar led by Hadadezer, called in Assyr
Kurkh stele of Shalmaneser depicting the battle
Kurkh stele of Shalmaneser depicting the battle
Shalmaneser III
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Shalmaneser III was king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 859 BC to 824 BC.
Battle of Qarqar
…The Battle of Qarqar (or Ḳarḳar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of the Neo-Assyrian Empire led by Emperor Shalmaneser III encountered an allied army of eleven kings at Qarqar led by Hadadezer, called in Assyrian Adad-idir and possibly to be identified with King Benhadad…
Shalmaneser III, on the Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum.
Shalmaneser III, on the Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III at the Iraq Museum.
Marduk-zakir-shumi I (left) greeted by Shalmaneser III (right). Detail, front panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III, Iraq Museum.
Marduk-zakir-shumi I (left) greeted by Shalmaneser III (right). Detail, front panel, Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III, Iraq Museum.
Jehu bows before Shalmaneser III. This is "the only portrayal we have in ancient Near Eastern art of an Israelite or Judaean monarch".
Jehu bows before Shalmaneser III. This is "the only portrayal we have in ancient Near Eastern art of an Israelite or Judaean monarch".