Medo-Babylonian invasion
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The Medo-Babylonian invasion was the late 7th-century BCE military campaign in which the allied Median and Neo-Babylonian forces conquered Assyria, leading to the collapse of its ruling dynasty and the end of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medo-Babylonian invasion canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient war
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| ally |
Median Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | decline of Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalFollowedBy |
consolidation of Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
rise of Median power in the Near East ⓘ |
| chronologicalPrecededBy | decline of Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Assyrian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Median forces ⓘ Neo-Babylonian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Assyro-Median wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | coalition invasion ⓘ |
| endTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| goal |
conquest of Assyrian heartland
ⓘ
overthrow of Neo-Assyrian rule ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collapse of Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
end of Neo-Assyrian ruling dynasty ⓘ fall of Assyria ⓘ territorial expansion of Median Empire ⓘ territorial expansion of Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Media NERFINISHED ⓘ Median Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wars of the late Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
fall of Nineveh
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rise of Median Empire ⓘ rise of Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Assyrian power
ⓘ
division of Assyrian territory between Media and Babylonia ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the end of Neo-Assyrian dominance in the Near East
ⓘ
reshaped political map of the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| startTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
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