Burnaburiash II

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Burnaburiash II was a prominent Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE, known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence with other major Near Eastern powers such as Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Near Eastern ruler
Kassite king
King of Babylon
capital Babylon NERFINISHED
complainedAbout Assyrian independence from Babylonian overlordship
concernedWith Balance of power in the Near East
correspondedWith Akhenaten NERFINISHED
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
Assyria NERFINISHED
Egyptian court at Amarna NERFINISHED
Hatti NERFINISHED
Mitanni NERFINISHED
country Babylonia NERFINISHED
deathPlace Babylonia NERFINISHED
dynasty Kassite dynasty NERFINISHED
engagedIn Royal gift exchange with Egypt NERFINISHED
era Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED
father Karaindash NERFINISHED
foreignRelations Assyria NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Hittite Empire NERFINISHED
Mitanni kingdom NERFINISHED
knownFrom Amarna letters NERFINISHED
Cuneiform inscriptions
language Akkadian
mentionedIn EA 10 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 11 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 15 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 6 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 7 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 8 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
EA 9 (Amarna letter) NERFINISHED
notableFor Diplomatic correspondence with Egypt
Maintaining relations with major Near Eastern powers
Participation in the Amarna diplomatic system
positionHeld King of Babylon NERFINISHED
predecessor Karaindash NERFINISHED
region Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
reignEnd circa 1333 BCE
reignInCentury 14th century BCE
reignStart circa 1359 BCE
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
ruleCharacterizedBy Active international diplomacy
sent Gold requests to Egyptian pharaohs
spouse Unnamed daughter of Ashur-uballit I
successor Kara-hardash NERFINISHED
Kurigalzu II NERFINISHED
title King of Karduniash
King of the Kassites NERFINISHED
usedScript Cuneiform

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Kassite period hasNotableRuler Burnaburiash II
King of Babylon positionHeldBy Burnaburiash II