Early life. 1  The life of this vigorous ruler of an empire ranging initially from the Persian Gulf to Cilicia, Syria, and Egypt can be largely reconstructed from his autobiographical annals and royal correspondence. His father, Esarhaddon, appointed him crown prince of Assyria in May 672 bc to avert a dynastic struggle.
commissioned (adj) (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above. accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced (adj) given official approval to act an accredited college; commissioned broker; licensed pharmacist; authorized representative
mandated. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to administer or assign (something, such as a territory) under a mandate. 3  2 : to officially require (something) : make (something) mandatory : order a law mandating recycling; also : to direct or require (someone) to do something a commission mandated to investigate corruption.