Question: Tiglath-Pileser II was succeeded by the earliest king of which empire?

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Nabû-mukin-apli: Nabû-mukin-apli, typically inscribed , “Nabû (is) establisher of a legitimate heir,” 978 – 943 BC, founded Babylon’s 8th dynasty, the so-called "Dynasty of E", and ruled for 36 years.  The "Synchronistic Kinglist" records him as a contemporary of Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser II.  His reign was plagued by Aramean invasions, resulting in Babylon being cut off from its agricultural hinterland for several years and consequently being unable to celebrate the new year festival.

Ithobaal II: Ithobaal II (also Itto-Baal, Ethobaal or Ethbaal, from "Tuba'il") was an eighth-century Phoenician king of Tyre.  Nothing is known of his reign except that he paid tribute to the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III in 738.  He was succeeded that year or the next by Hiram II, who continued the tribute to the Assyrians.

Zabibe: Zabibe (also transliterated Zabibi, Zabiba, Zabibah) was a queen of Qedar who reigned for five years between 738 and 733 BC.  She was a vassal of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria, and is mentioned in the Annals of Tiglath-Pileser III among a list of monarchs who paid tribute to the king in 738 BC.  The title accorded her is queen of the Aribi (Arabs).  Israel Eph'al argues that, until the time of Assurbanipal, the title "queen of the Arabs" in Assyrian manuscripts was a general one accorded to leaders of the nomadic tribes of the Syrian desert.  So, he infers that Zabibe would have been properly titled "queen of the Qidri" (Qedarites).  Zabībah is an ancient Arabic name, likely derived from "zabīb", meaning "raisin".  She was succeeded by another queen, Samsi, who also reigned for five years.

Hiram II: Hiram II ("Hi-ru-mu") was the Phoenician king of Tyre from 737 to 729 .  In 738 he was listed as a tributary of the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III.  His predecessor, Itto-Baal II, was also stated to have paid tribute in that year.  It is possible that the date in the Assyrian record is in error and Hiram's reign did not begin until 737.  Hiram II should not be identified with the "Hiram, king of the Sidonians" who paid tribute to the Assyrians at an earlier date.

Nyaung-u Sawrahan: Nyaung-u Sawrahan (Burmese: ညောင်ဦး စောရဟန်း , ] ; also Taungthugyi Min c. 924–1001) was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 956 to 1001.  Although he is remembered as the Cucumber King in the Burmese chronicles based on a legend, Sawrahan is the earliest king of Pagan whose existence has been verified by inscriptional evidence.  According to scholarship, it was during Sawrahan reign that Pagan, then one of several competing city-states in Upper Burma, "grew in authority and grandeur".  The creation of Burmese alphabet as well as the fortification of Pagan may have begun in his reign.

Tiglath-Pileser III: Tiglath-Pileser III (cuneiform: 𒆪𒋾𒀀𒂍𒊹𒊏 ; <a href="Akkadian%20language">Akkadian</a>: "Tukultī-apil-Ešarra", "my trust is in <a href="Ninurta">the son of the Ešarra was a prominent king of <a href="Assyria">Assyria</a> in the eighth century BCE (ruled 745–727 BCE) who introduced advanced civil, military, and political systems into the <a href="Neo-Assyrian%20Empire">Neo-Assyrian Empire

Naplimma: Naplimma was a king of Qatna in c 1450 BC.  The Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III recorded his subjugation of Qatna and attending an archery contest with its king; Naplimma lived 5 generations before the Amarna Age and he could very well be the king who entertained Thutmose.  His name was West Semitic.  Inventories of gifts offered to the godess Ninegal discovered in Qatna have Naplimma as the earliest king to donate which might indicate that he started the donations tradition.  He was succeeded by his son Sînadu.

Ashur-dan II: Ashur-Dan II (Aššur-dān) (934-912 B.C), son of Tiglath Pileser II, was the earliest king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.  He was best known for recapturing previously held Assyrian territory and restoring Assyria to its natural borders, from Tur Abdin (southeast Turkey) to the foothills beyond Arbel (Iraq).  The reclaimed territory through his conquest was fortified with horses, ploughs, and grain stores.  His military and economic expansions benefited four subsequent generations of kings that replicated his model.

Tiglath-Pileser II: Tiglath-Pileser II (from the Hebraic form of Akkadian "Tukultī-apil-Ešarra") was King of Assyria from 967 BCE, when he succeeded his father Ashur-resh-ishi II, until his death in 935 BCE, when he was succeeded by his son Ashur-dan II.  Little is known about his reign.

Enlil-nirari: Enlil-nirari (“Enlil is my helper”) was King of Assyria from 1330 BC to 1319 BC, (or from 1317 BC to 1308 BC short chronology) during the Middle Assyrian Empire (1365 - 1050 BC).  He was the son of Aššur-uballiṭ I.  He was apparently the earliest king to have been identified as having held eponym, or limmu, office.

Supporting paragraphs: Tiglath-Pileser II Ashur-dan II
Answer: Neo-Assyrian Empire