He built a major palace in Calah, where he had once been the governor Pulu, before he overthrew Ashur-Nirari V.
This ruler successfully besieged Arpad, the capital of Sarduri II of Urartu. By incorporating foreign troops into the Assyrian army, this ruler created an army that could fight year-round, and he also established Eastern Aramaic as the lingua franca of the empire. He built a major palace in Calah, where he had once been the governor Pulu, before he overthrew Ashur-Nirari V. This king defeated an alliance between the Aramean king Rezin and Pekah, the king of Israel, after Ahaz, the king of Judah, requested this ruler's help. This ruler established (*) Hoshea as the last ruler of Israel, but his successor Shalmaneser V ordered the deportation of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. For 10 points, name this Assyrian king whose reign from 745 to 727 BC included the conquest of Medea and Persia as well as Babylon.
This ruler successfully besieged Arpad, the capital of Sarduri II of Urartu.
Tiglath-Pileser III (prompt on "Tiglath-Pileser"; accept Pulu before "Pulu")