Capture of Samaria and Fall of Kingdom of Israel by Sargon II
722 BCE
Assyria annexes the Northern Kingdom of Israel and deport 27,290 residents across the empire.
Sources and References
Reliefs et annales du palais de Sargon II à Khorsabad (Musée du Louvre)
Consulter l'archive officielle ↗Bible (Deuxième Livre des Rois, 17:1-6)
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