Shalmaneser

Who: Shalmaneser III of Assyria What: King of Assyria When: 858 - 824 BC Where: Assyria Why: led armies against a coalition of kings (Damascus' Hadadezar and Israel's Ahad); won victory recounted in both Pritchard and the Bible (1 Kings 16:29); demanded tribute  -  Did not attempt to impose direct control beyond Euphrates – campaigns mostly about tribute, control of trade routes and resources, and conscripted labour.