KnowraNimrudLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Nimrud, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 3Related 3Compared with 3Assyrian EmpireBroader topic: Its monumental palace reliefs document imperial campaigns and court life.SennacheribRelated: It was among the major Assyrian centers before Sennacherib made Nineveh his principal capital.Sargon IICompared with: Its continued importance helps explain why Sargon’s new capital did not permanently replace earlier royal centers.AššurCompared with: Nimrud became an imperial seat while Aššur retained its older sacred prestige.Ashurnasirpal IIBroader topic: He rebuilt it as his capital, giving the city new palaces and monumental defenses.AssyriologyBroader topic: Excavations there yielded palaces, reliefs, and inscriptions central to early Assyriology.Austen Henry LayardRelated: Layard’s excavations reshaped the site’s modern history, though this page already links to it as a case.Dur-SharrukinCompared with: It was the capital Sargon left when he founded Dur-Sharrukin.Tiglath-Pileser IIIRelated: Inscriptions and monuments from this capital preserve evidence for his rule.