Person
Ashur-dan I
king of Assyria
Ashur-dan I (Aššur-dān I) is one of the longest-reigning Kings of Assyria, reigning for some 46 years according to the Assyrian King List.
According to one of the short chronology of the middle Assyrian period, he reigned from 1179 BCE to 1133 BCE.
He succeeded his father, Ninurta-apil-Ekur, and was succeeded by his son, Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur.
Beyond this, little is known of his long reign.