Ashur-uballit II

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Ashur-uballit II was the last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, who unsuccessfully resisted the rise of the Neo-Babylonian ruler Nabopolassar and the empire’s final collapse in the late 7th century BCE.

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Label Occurrences
Ashur-uballit II canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian king
human
king
alliedWith Egypt
Necho II
surface form: Pharaoh Necho II
associatedWithPlace Harran
Nineveh
Upper Mesopotamia
attemptedAction restoration of Assyrian power from Harran
capitalDuringReign Harran
chronologicalContext transition from Neo-Assyrian to Neo-Babylonian dominance
conflict Cyaxares
Medes
Nabopolassar
Neo-Babylonian Empire
country Neo-Assyrian Empire
deathDate after 609 BCE
deathPlace unknown
dynasty Sargonid dynasty
era late 7th century BCE
foughtIn attempted recapture of Harran
defense of Harran
historicalSignificance last attested ruler of Assyria
historicalUncertainty exact lineage unknown
knownFrom Babylonian chronicles
later Mesopotamian historical tradition
language Akkadian
militaryRole commander of Assyrian remnant forces
notableEvent Fall of Nineveh
surface form: fall of Nineveh

siege of Harran
opponent Cyaxares
Nabopolassar
politicalStatus claimant to Assyrian throne after fall of Nineveh
positionHeld king of Assyria
last king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
possiblyRelatedTo Ashurbanipal
Esarhaddon
Sennacherib
predecessor Sin-shar-ishkun
reignEnd c. 609 BCE
reignStart 612 BCE
religion Assyrian religion
surface form: Assyro-Babylonian religion
residence Harran
resultOfReign final collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
successor none (end of Assyrian monarchy)
title king of Assyria
king of Harran

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Nabopolassar opponent Ashur-uballit II
Sargonid dynasty notableRuler Ashur-uballit II
Eighth Dynasty of Assyria hasMonarch Ashur-uballit II