Battle of Carchemish

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ancient battle battle

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Carchemish canonical	7
Battle of Carchemish (605 BCE)	2
Battle of Carchemish under Necho II	1
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 ⓘ surface form: Neo-Babylonian–Egyptian War
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 ⓘ 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 (11)

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

Neo-Babylonian Empire → significantEvent → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

Battle of Carchemish → conflictIn → Battle of Carchemish self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian–Egyptian War

Saite Dynasty → significantEvent → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Carchemish under Necho II

Necho II → battle → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Carchemish (605 BCE)

Karkemish → siteOf → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

Fall of Nineveh → followedBy → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

Babylonian forces → participatedIn → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) → precededBy → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

Fall of the Assyrian Empire → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Carchemish (605 BCE)

Siege of Nineveh → followedBy → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ

Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem → follows → Battle of Carchemish ⓘ