High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tiglath-Pileser III (from the Hebraic form of Akkadian: Tukult -apil-E arra, "my trust is in the son of Esharra") was a prominent king of Assyria in the 8th century BC (ruled 745 727 BC) and is widely regarded as the founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He is considered to be one of the most successful military commanders in world history, conquering most of the world known to the Assyrians before his death. The name "Tiglath-Pileser" was a throne-name given to the king on his accession, rather than a name given at birth. In translation, it means "My Trust is the Heir of E arra". It is given in several different forms in historical records. The Bible records him either as Tiglath-Pileser (2 Kings 15:29; 16:7, 10) or as Tilgath-Pilneser (1 Chronicles 5:6, 26; 2 Chronicles 28:20), and also as Pul (1 Chronicles 5:26 and 2 Kings 15:19). The latter resembles the name Pulu that some chronological sources give him as king of Babylonia. However,none of these sources are contemporary with Tiglath-Pileser's time, thus it remains uncertain if the name "Pul" was ever used during the king's lifetime.