 Shamshi-ilu for example, who was "turtanu" during four kings reigns, and was one of if not the most powerful individual in Assyria at the time (8th century BC), began to lead out his own campaigns without the sanction of the king.Shamshi-ilu was based out of Kar-Shalmaneser and began campaigning for his own kingdom west of the Euphrates.These campaigns led to greater power held by Shamshi-ilu and a fragmentary Assyria.