He aided the Lydians under Gyges and early in his reign he destroyed the Egyptian army under Taharqa, after which he installed Necho I as ruler of Egypt.
This ruler subjugated one of his kingdom's neighbors by killing King Urtaku and defeating his successor Teumman. He aided the Lydians under Gyges and early in his reign he destroyed the Egyptian army under Taharqa, after which he installed Necho I as ruler of Egypt. This ruler also successfully supressed a rebellion by his brother, King Shamash-shum-ukin of Babylon, but after his death his empire began to crumble, culminating in his people's defeat roughly two dozen years later at Carchemish. For 10 points, name this Assyrian ruler and grandson of Sennacherib, best known for his great cuneiform library at Nineveh.
This ruler subjugated one of his kingdom's neighbors by killing King Urtaku and defeating his successor Teumman.
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