Sennacherib (Akkadian: Sîn-ahhī-erība, "Sîn has replaced the brothers"; [ܣܝܢܚܪܝܒ, Sīnḥārīḇ] pronounced in Modern Hebrew [/ sanχeːˈʁiv /] or in some Mizrahi dialects [/ sanħeːˈʁiv]) was the king of Assyria from 705 BCE to 681 BCE. He was assassinated in obscure circumstances in 681 BCE, apparently by his eldest son (his designated successor, Esarhaddon, was the youngest). The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called "Babylonian problem", the refusal of the Babylonians to accept Assyrian rule, culminating in his destruction of the city in 689 BCE.
Sennacherib had a fatal accident in 681 BCE.
Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "Sennacherib had a fatal accident in 681 BCE." based on the evidence: "Sennacherib (Akkadian: Sîn-ahhī-erība, "Sîn has replaced the brothers"; [ܣܝܢܚܪܝܒ, Sīnḥārīḇ] pronounced in Modern Hebrew [/ sanχeːˈʁiv /] or in some Mizrahi dialects [/ sanħeːˈʁiv]) was the king of Assyria from 705 BCE to 681 BCE. He was assassinated in obscure circumstances in 681 BCE, apparently by his eldest son (his designated successor, Esarhaddon, was the youngest). The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called "Babylonian problem", the refusal of the Babylonians to accept Assyrian rule, culminating in his destruction of the city in 689 BCE.".

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Evaluate the veracity of the claim: "Sennacherib had a fatal accident in 681 BCE." based on the evidence: "Sennacherib (Akkadian: Sîn-ahhī-erība, "Sîn has replaced the brothers"; [ܣܝܢܚܪܝܒ, Sīnḥārīḇ] pronounced in Modern Hebrew [/ sanχeːˈʁiv /] or in some Mizrahi dialects [/ sanħeːˈʁiv]) was the king of Assyria from 705 BCE to 681 BCE. He was assassinated in obscure circumstances in 681 BCE, apparently by his eldest son (his designated successor, Esarhaddon, was the youngest). The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called "Babylonian problem", the refusal of the Babylonians to accept Assyrian rule, culminating in his destruction of the city in 689 BCE.".

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