This failed attempt on the throne contributed to instability, and Sin-shar-ishkun lost control of Babylonia to Nabopolassar, who consolidated his power and formed the Neo-Babylonian Empire, restoring Babylonian independence after more than a century of Assyrian rule. This Neo-Babylonian Empire, ...
The Neo-Assyrian Empire dominated Mesopotamia due in large part to iron tools and weapons and their superior skills in making and using them. Learn about people's lives prior to the Neo-Assyrian Empire and explore the history of their Neo-Babylonian successors. ...
The Neo-Babylonian Empire was the most powerful force in Mesopotamia from 626 BCE to 539 BCE, at which point it fell to the Achaemenid Empire. The empire was at its peak in terms of power under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, which lasted from 605 BCE to 562 BCE. The empire continued ...
as a ruler had twin sons and they could not agree on which would be the next king. Civil war erupted and weakened the empire to the point that they were vulnerable to attack. Eventually, the Neo-Assyrians suffered military defeat at the hands of the Babylonian kingdom and then were later...