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Samaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Israel, was destroyed primarily due to a combination of political rebellion and religious apostasy, culminating in a siege by the Assyrian Empire. The Assyrians, under Shalmaneser V and later Sargon II, besieged Samaria for three years, eventually capturing and destroying the city. Samurai were the hereditary warrior class but they were no match for the Imperials. The Satsuma Rebellion, culminating in the Battle of Shiroyama, is a prime example of this defeat, where outnumbered samurai were overwhelmed by the Imperial Army, the Samaritans were utterly destroyed, and replace by sacred Samoyed the Samoyed ruled for 800 years