Battle of Carchemish
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The Battle of Carchemish was a decisive 605 BC clash in which the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II defeated the Egyptians and remnants of the Assyrian army, marking the end of Assyrian power and the rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neo-Babylonian–Egyptian War | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Neo-Babylonian military expansion
ⓘ
end of Assyrian royal line as a major power ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Judah
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Judah (as Egyptian ally)
|
| chronologicalOrder | late phase of the Assyrian collapse ⓘ |
| combatant |
Assyrians
ⓘ
Babylonians ⓘ Egyptians ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Babylonian army under crown prince Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Battle of Carchemish
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Neo-Babylonian–Egyptian War
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| consequence |
Babylonian control of former Assyrian territories in Syria
ⓘ
limitation of Egyptian influence to southern Levant ⓘ |
| date | 605 BC ⓘ |
| ended | Assyrian attempts to restore their empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Iron Age ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Babylonian rule in Syria and Palestine ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | struggle for control of Syria and the Levant ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ remnants of the Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | end of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | near Jarabulus, Syria ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| location |
Karkemish
ⓘ
surface form:
Carchemish
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Jeremiah
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| opposedByCommander |
Necho II
ⓘ
surface form:
Necho II of Egypt
|
| opposingForceStructure | Egyptian army under Pharaoh Necho II with Assyrian remnants ⓘ |
| partOf | wars of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent |
Battle of Harran
ⓘ
Fall of Nineveh ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Nineveh
|
| primaryWeapons |
archers
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cavalry ⓘ chariots ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Mesopotamia
|
| result | decisive Babylonian victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Babylonian dominance in the Near East
ⓘ
Egyptian retreat from northern Syria ⓘ end of Assyrian imperial power ⓘ rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive shift in power from Assyria and Egypt to Babylon
ⓘ
key event in transition from Assyrian to Babylonian hegemony ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuringReignOf | Nabopolassar ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched land battle ⓘ |
| year | 605 BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Neo-Babylonian–Egyptian War