Person

Shamshi-Adad IV

king of Assyria

b. 1085 BCE – d. 1050 BCE World The Great Crossroads

Shamshi-Adad IV is a King of Assyria from 1054 to 1050 BCE.

He was the son of Tiglath-Pileser I and usurped the throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II.

The throne passes at his death to his son, Ashurnasirpal I.