The massive western expansion of Assyria brought Tiglath-Pileser and his armies into direct contact with Arab tribes, several of whom began paying tribute. In 733, Tiglath-Pileser campaigned against the Qedarites to the south of Damascus, hoping to consolidate his control of southern Syria. The surprise attack caught the Qedarite queen Samsi off-guard and the Qedarites were easily defeated. Though Tiglath-Pileser was victorious, he realized that he would not be able to effectively govern the territories ruled by the Qedarites and thus allowed Samsi to remain in control of her domain, though under the supervision of an Assyrian official to guide her political actions.
The massive western expansion of Assyria brought Tiglath-Pileser and his armies into direct contact with Arab tribes several of whom began paying tribute In 733 Tiglath-Pileser campaigned against the Qedarites to the south of Damascus hoping to consolidate his control of southern Syria The surprise attack caught the Qedarite queen Samsi off-guard and the Qedarites were easily defeated Though Tiglath-Pileser was victorious he realized that he would not be able to effectively govern the territories ruled by the Qedarites and thus allowed Samsi to remain in control of her domain though under the supervision of an Assyrian official to guide her political actions