Hittite sack of Babylon
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The Hittite sack of Babylon was a mid-2nd millennium BCE military raid in which Hittite forces captured and plundered Babylon, contributing to the collapse of the Old Babylonian Empire and the end of Hammurabi’s dynasty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military raid ⓘ sack of a city ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Babylonian period
ⓘ
rise of Kassite Babylonia ⓘ |
| attacker | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
2nd-millennium BCE conflicts
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Battles involving the Hittites ⓘ Sacks of cities ⓘ |
| characteristic | rapid withdrawal of Hittite forces after the plunder ⓘ |
| combatant |
Babylonian forces
NERFINISHED
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Hittite forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Hittite–Babylonian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
political vacuum in Babylonia
ⓘ
transition from Old Babylonian period to Kassite rule ⓘ weakening of Babylonian central authority ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Old Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | circa 1595 BCE ⓘ |
| defender | Old Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | military raid rather than long-term occupation ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kassite control of Babylon
ⓘ
Kassite dynasty in Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | event with partially reconstructed chronology ⓘ |
| impactOnBabylon | destruction and looting of the city ⓘ |
| impactOnDynasties | termination of Hammurabi’s royal line in Babylon ⓘ |
| knownFrom | cuneiform sources ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Babylonia
ⓘ
history of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| period | mid-2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| place | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Hittite victory
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capture of Babylon ⓘ collapse of the Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ end of Hammurabi’s dynasty ⓘ plunder of Babylon ⓘ |
| significance |
ended the dynasty founded by Hammurabi
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major turning point in Mesopotamian political history ⓘ marked the end of the Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
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