List of Assyrian kings
Pre-Sargonid kings (745–722 BC)

List of Assyrian kings

Section Title: Pre-Sargonid kings (745–722 BC)
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#	Image	King	Reign	Succession	Notes	Ref

111	-	Tiglath-Pileser III Tukultī-apil-Ešarra "my trust is in the son of the Ešarra"	745–727 BC (18 years)	Usurper, claimed to be the son of Adad-nirari III	Originally a general by the name of Pulu, Tiglath-Pileser III seized the throne of Assyria in a bloody coup d'état in the midst of a civil war and slaughtered the royal family.

112	-	Shalmaneser V Šulmanu-ašarid "the god Shulmanu is pre-eminent"	727–722 BC (5 years)	Son of Tiglath-Pileser III	Continued the policies of Tiglath-Pileser III but was not as effective militarily, appears to have been a poor administrator who overtaxed the citizens of the empire.

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Shalmaneser V was king of Assyria from 727 to 722 BC.

final_sentence: Shalmaneser V was king of Assyria from 727 to 722 BC.