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Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.
Viceroy (or governor) of Babylon (šakkanakki Bābili) [4] – emphasises the political dominion of Babylon itself. [2] For much of the city's history, its rulers referred to themselves as viceroys or governors, rather than kings. The reason for this was that Babylon's true king was formally considered to be its national deity, Marduk.
Babylonia (/ ˌ b æ b ɪ ˈ l oʊ n i ə /; Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, māt Akkadī) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Kuwait, Syria and Iran).
However, Babylon was just one of the several important powers among Isin and Larsa. The accomplishments of the first known king of the Dynasty, Sumuabum, include his efforts in expanding Babylonian territory by conquering Dilbat and Kish. [7] His successor, Sumualailum, was able to complete the wall around Babylon that Sumuabum had begun ...
Sūmû-abum (also Su-abu) was an Amorite, and the first King of the First Dynasty of Babylon (the Amorite Dynasty).He reigned c. 1897-1883 BC ().He freed a small area of land previously ruled by the fellow Amorite city state of Kazallu which included Babylon, then a minor administrative center in southern Mesopotamia.
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The fall of Babylon occurred in 539 BC, when the Persian Empire conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The success of the Persian campaign, led by Cyrus the Great , brought an end to the reign of the last native dynasty of Mesopotamia and gave the Persians control over the rest of the Fertile Crescent .
Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Transformation Lessons ~Let's Star Change Together!~ (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャー 変身講座 ～君も一緒にスターチェンジ！～, Uchū Sentai Kyūrenjā Henshin Kōza Kimi mo Issho no Sutā Chenji!) is a web-exclusive series released on Toei's official YouTube channel. It accompanies the airing of ...