Battle of Opis
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The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
→
military engagement → |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
→
Cyrus the Great → Nabonidus → Neo-Babylonian Empire → |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
→
Neo-Babylonian Empire → |
| campaignObjective | conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire → |
| chronologicalPosition | shortly before the capture of Babylon in 539 BC → |
| combatant |
Babylonian forces
→
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian army
Persian forces → |
| commander | Cyrus the Great → |
| conflictIn | Neo-Babylonian–Persian War → |
| consequence |
end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
→
expansion of the Achaemenid Empire → Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) →
surface form:
fall of Babylon
|
| date | 539 BC → |
| era | 6th century BC → |
| followedBy |
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
→
surface form:
Fall of Babylon (539 BC)
|
| geopoliticalImpact | shifted regional dominance from Babylon to Persia → |
| historicalPeriod | Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia → |
| legacy | marked the transition from Neo-Babylonian to Persian rule in Mesopotamia → |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq → |
| location |
near Opis
→
on the Tigris River → |
| opposingCommander | Nabonidus → |
| outcome | defeat of the Neo-Babylonian army → |
| partOf | Cyrus the Great’s conquest of Babylon → |
| precededBy | Persian advance into Mesopotamia → |
| primarySource | Babylonian chronicles → |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia → |
| relatedEvent |
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
→
surface form:
Cyrus’s entry into Babylon
|
| relatedRuler |
Cyrus the Great
→
surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
Nabonidus →
surface form:
Nabonidus of Babylon
|
| result | decisive Persian victory → |
| significance |
pivotal event in the rise of the Achaemenid Empire
→
secured Persian control over Mesopotamia → |
| theatre | Mesopotamia → |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle → |
| year | 539 BC → |
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