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  2. Fall of Babylon - Wikipedia

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    The fall of Babylon was the decisive event that marked the total defeat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire to the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BC. Nabonidus , the final Babylonian king and son of the Assyrian priestess Adad-guppi , [ 4 ] ascended to the throne in 556 BC, after overthrowing his predecessor Labashi-Marduk .

  3. Neo-Babylonian Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, [6] historically known as the Chaldean Empire, [7] was the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia until Faisal II in the 20th century. [8]

  4. Babylon - Wikipedia

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    Babylon was also used as a regional capital of other empires, such as the Achaemenid Empire. Babylon was one of the most important urban centres of the ancient Near East, until its decline during the Hellenistic period. Nearby ancient sites are Kish, Borsippa, Dilbat, and Kutha. [2]

  5. Middle Babylonian period - Wikipedia

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    [1] [6] However, after a period of gradual decline, the Middle Babylonian period collapsed with the fall of the Kassite dynasty c. 1155 BC. The collapse came as a result of an Assyrian invasion (c. 1232 – c. 1225 BC), that temporarily displaced the Kassites from their rule over southern Mesopotamia.

  6. Old Babylonian Empire - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Battle of Nineveh (612 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Nineveh, also called the fall of Nineveh is conventionally dated between 613 and 611 BC, with 612 BC being the most supported date. After Assyrian defeat at the battle of Assur, an allied army which combined the forces of Medes and the Babylonians besieged Nineveh and sacked 750 hectares of what was, at that time, one of the greatest cities in the world.

  8. 6th century BC - Wikipedia

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    The decline of the Olmec civilization in Central America; ... The oldest surviving map of the world, the Imago Mundi, is made in Babylon. Sovereign states

  9. Revolt of Babylon (626 BC) - Wikipedia

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    Shortly after Assur's fall, Sinsharishkun made his last attempt at a counterattack, rushing to rescue the besieged city of Rahilu, but Nabopolassar's army had retreated before a battle could take place. [8] In April or May 612 BC, at the start of Nabopolassar's fourteenth year as King of Babylon, the combined Medo-Babylonian army marched on ...