Neo-Babylonian Empire

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Mesopotamian polity ancient state empire

The Neo-Babylonian Empire was a powerful Mesopotamian state of the 7th–6th centuries BCE, renowned for its conquest of Jerusalem, monumental architecture such as the Ishtar Gate, and the flourishing of Babylon as a major cultural and political center.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Neo-Babylonian Empire canonical 109
Neo-Babylonian period 32
Babylonian Empire 25

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian polity ⓘ
ancient state ⓘ
empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Chaldean Empire
archaeologicalSite Babylon ⓘ
surface form: ruins of Babylon
capital Babylon ⓘ
commonLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ
conflict Persians ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid Persians

Egypt ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Judah

Lydia ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Achaemenid administration ⓘ
Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form: ancient Judaism
currency silver-based weight money ⓘ
diplomaticRelation Egypt ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Judah

Medes ⓘ
endTime 539 BCE ⓘ
era Iron Age ⓘ
firstRuler Nabopolassar ⓘ
followed Assyria ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
followedBy Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Persian Empire
foundedBy Nabopolassar ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasPart Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Babylonian city of Babylon ⓘ
parts of Anatolia ⓘ
parts of Elam ⓘ
parts of Palestine ⓘ
parts of Syria ⓘ
knownFor astronomical observations ⓘ
conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ
legal and economic documents written on clay tablets ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
revival of Babylon as a cultural center ⓘ
lastRuler Nabonidus ⓘ
locatedIn Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form: Fertile Crescent

Sumer ⓘ
surface form: Lower Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia ⓘ
notablePerson Nabonidus ⓘ
Nabopolassar ⓘ
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
notableWork Etemenanki ziggurat ⓘ
Ishtar Gate ⓘ
Ishtar Gate ⓘ
surface form: Processional Way of Babylon

Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Walls of Babylon
partOf history of Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
ruler Amel-Marduk ⓘ
Labashi-Marduk ⓘ
Nabonidus ⓘ
Nabopolassar ⓘ
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
Neriglissar ⓘ
significantEvent Babylonian exile ⓘ
surface form: Babylonian captivity of the Jews

Battle of Carchemish ⓘ
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) ⓘ
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

destruction of the First Temple ⓘ
significantPlace Babylon ⓘ
Sippar ⓘ
Uruk ⓘ
startTime 626 BCE ⓘ
writingSystem alphabetic Aramaic script ⓘ
cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (198)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Babylonian exile → hasCause → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian conquest of Judah
Babylonian exile → hasParticipant → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Babylonian exile → country → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Iraq → historicalRegion → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonia
Phoenician civilization → fellUnderControlOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
First Temple in Jerusalem → destroyedBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
King Zedekiah of Judah → vassalOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Zedekiah
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Cyrus the Great → conquered → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire → alsoKnownAs → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chaldean Empire
Cheshvan → nameOriginRegion → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonia
Canaan → conqueredBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Rabbinic Judaism → geographicScope → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonia
Nebuchadnezzar II → countryRuled → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonia
Nebuchadnezzar II → dynasty → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chaldean dynasty
Nebuchadnezzar II → dynasty → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian dynasty
Nebuchadnezzar II → era → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Book of Ezekiel → associatedWithEmpire → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Lamentations → associatedEmpire → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Euphrates → associatedWithAncientCivilization → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonia
Aramaic → usedBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Belshazzar → dynasty → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian dynasty
Belshazzar → timePeriod → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Babylon → capitalOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Babylon → capitalOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Babylon → flourishedDuring → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Samaria → laterRuledBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Byblos → ruledBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Akkadian → hasDialect → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian
Assyria → successor → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Marduk → cultPeriod → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Ur → laterControlledBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Ur of the Chaldeans → governedBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Haran → partOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Arwad → laterControlledBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Babylonian chronicles → countryOfOrigin → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
subject surface form: Babylonian Chronicles
this entity surface form: Babylonia
King of Judah → historicalPeriod → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
King of Judah → subordinateTo → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Chebar canal → historicalContext → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Jekonias → capturedBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Jeremiah → associatedWithEmpire → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: BabylonianEmpire
Mattaniah → capturedBy → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → belligerent → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Median Empire → ally → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Opis → belligerent → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Battle of Opis → associatedWith → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Chaldeans → partOf → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Chaldeans → associatedWithDynasty → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian dynasty
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) → tookPlaceIn → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) → hasParticipant → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
Ishtar Gate → civilization → Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ