page_title: List of Assyrian kings
section_title: Adaside dynasty (c. 1700/1680–745 BC)
hierarchical_section_title: List of Assyrian kings / Old Assyrian kings (c. 2025–1366/1353 BC) / Adaside dynasty (c. 1700/1680–745 BC)
context_page_description: The King of Assyria, called the Governor or Viceroy of Assyria in the Early and Old periods, was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which existed from approximately the 26th century BC to the 7th century BC. All modern lists of Assyrian kings generally follow the Assyrian King List, a list kept and developed by the ancient Assyrians themselves over the course of several centuries. Though some parts of the list are probably fictional, the list accords well with Hittite, Babylonian and ancient Egyptian king lists and with the archaeological record, and is generally considered reliable for the age.
  The ancient Assyrians did not believe that their king was divine himself, but saw their ruler as the vicar of their principal deity, Ashur, and as his chief representative on Earth. In their worldview, Assyria represented a place of order while lands not governed by the Assyrian king were seen as places of chaos and disorder. As such it was seen as the king's duty to expand the borders of Assyria and bring order and civilization to lands perceived as uncivilized.
context_section_description: The Adasides ruled Assyria from the middle of the Old Assyrian period to the dynasty's fall (and replacement by the Sargonid dynasty) in the middle of the Neo-Assyrian period, ruling for nearly a thousand years.
caption: Approximate political map of the Ancient Near East c. 1600 BC