Tartan] rather, 'the Tartan': the official title of the Assyrian commander-in-chief (2 Kings 18:17). Sargon] The only known mention of this monarch until modern times. Inscriptions have now thrown much light on his reign. He followed Shalmaneser (2 Kings 18:9) 722 b.c. and reigned till 705, when he was succeeded by Sennacherib.
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Isaiah 20:1
1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;