Babylonian revolt against Assyria
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The Babylonian revolt against Assyria was the late 7th-century BCE uprising that, under Nabopolassar’s leadership, helped topple the Neo-Assyrian Empire and pave the way for the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babylonian revolt against Assyria canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| conflictType | rebellion ⓘ |
| endTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| hasAlly |
Cyaxares
ⓘ
Medes ⓘ |
| hasBroaderCategory |
Assyrian history
ⓘ
Babylonian history ⓘ ancient wars ⓘ revolts against empires ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Assyrian domination of Babylonia
ⓘ
Babylonian desire for independence ⓘ internal instability in the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Nabopolassar
ⓘ
Sinsharishkun ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Mesopotamia ⓘ southern Iraq ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| hasResult |
collapse of Neo-Assyrian control over Babylonia
ⓘ
independence of Babylonia from Assyria ⓘ rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ weakening of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian
Babylonians ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian
|
| outcome |
establishment of Nabopolassar as king of Babylon
ⓘ
transfer of regional hegemony from Assyria to Babylonia and its allies ⓘ |
| partOf |
fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
wars of the late 7th century BCE in the Near East ⓘ |
| precededBy | Assyrian rule over Babylonia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
battle of Assur
ⓘ
capture of Nippur by Babylonian forces ⓘ Siege of Nineveh ⓘ
surface form:
siege and fall of Nineveh
|
| startTime | circa 626 BCE ⓘ |
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