Nebuchadnezzar II
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Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Babylon | 2 |
| Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II | 1 |
| King Nebuchadnezzar II | 1 |
| Nabu-kudurri-uṣur II | 1 |
| Nebuchadnezzar | 1 |
| Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon | 1 |
| Nebuchadrezzar II | 1 |
| Neo-Babylonian kings | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch of Babylon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nebuchadnezzar II
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabu-kudurri-uṣur II
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
surface form:
Nebuchadrezzar II
|
| associatedWith |
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
|
| birthCentury | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| built |
Ishtar Gate
ⓘ
Processional Way of Babylon ⓘ Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
fortifications of Babylon
palaces in Babylon ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaldean dynasty
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian dynasty
|
| era | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| father | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian exile of the Jews
association with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ⓘ conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE ⓘ expansion of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ major building projects in Babylon ⓘ siege of Jerusalem in 597 BCE ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian chronicles
ⓘ
Book of Daniel ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| militaryCampaign |
campaigns in the Levant
ⓘ
conflicts with Egypt ⓘ wars against the Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| mother |
Hamutal
ⓘ
surface form:
Shumua-hamāt
|
| name | Nebuchadnezzar II self-link ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nebuchadnezzar II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Babylon
|
| predecessor | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 562 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 605 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Babylonian polytheism ⓘ |
| spouse | Amytis of Media ⓘ |
| successor | Amel-Marduk ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Four Corners of the World
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Four Quarters of the World
King of the Universe ⓘ |