Nabopolassar
King of Babylon
Nabopolassar was the first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire he reigned from 626 BC to 605 BC.
| Nabopolassar | |
|---|---|
 Clay cylinder of Nabopolassar from Babylon | |
| King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire | |
| Reign | 22/23 November 626 BC – July 605 BC[1][2] |
| Predecessor | Sinsharishkun (Neo-Assyrian Empire) |
| Successor | Nebuchadnezzar II |
| Born | c. 658 BC[3] Uruk (?) |
| Died | 605 BC[3] (aged c. 53) Babylon |
| Issue | Nebuchadnezzar II Nabu-shum-lishir Nabu-zer-ushabshi |
| Akkadian | Nabû-apla-uṣur |
| Dynasty | Chaldean dynasty |
| Father | Kudurru (?) |
References change
- ↑ Lipschits 2005, p. 14.
- ↑ Parker & Dubberstein 1942, p. 9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Garrison 2012, p. 43.
