Nabopolassar

Nabopolassar was the first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire he reigned from 626 BC to 605 BC.

Nabopolassar
King of Babylon King of Sumer and Akkad King of the Universe
Clay cylinder of Nabopolassar from Babylon
King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
22/23 November 626 BC – July 605 BC
Predecessor	Sinsharishkun (Neo-Assyrian Empire)
Successor	Nebuchadnezzar II
Born	c. 658 BC Uruk (?)
Died	605 BC (aged c. 53) Babylon
Issue	Nebuchadnezzar II Nabu-shum-lishir Nabu-zer-ushabshi
Akkadian	Nabû-apla-uṣur
Dynasty	Chaldean dynasty
Father	Kudurru (?)

Nabopolassar Media

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  The ruins of the city of Uruk, where Nabopolassar and his family may have originated

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  The so-called "Chronicle of Nabopolassar". The cuneiform inscriptions on this clay tablet narrate the chronicle of the years 608-605 BC. After the fall of Nineveh, Naboplolassar vied with Egypt to control Assyria's western territories. His death stopped the campaign and sent his son Nebuchadnezzar II back to Babylon to claim the throne

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  In the latter part of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurbanipal's (pictured) reign, when Babylonia was governed by his appointed vassal king Kandalanu, Assyria and Babylonia enjoyed a long period of peace. Nabopolassar's revolt began in the period of turmoil following the deaths of both Ashurbanipal and Kandalanu.

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  The Uruk King List (pictured), which records the lengths of the reigns of Babylonian monarchs from the 7th to 3rd century BC, is one of the sources that can be used to date Nabopolassar's reign.

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  Locations of some major Mesopotamian cities

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  Bust of Pharaoh Psamtik I of Egypt, an Assyrian ally who aided the Assyrians against the Babylonians

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  Letter from Sinsharishkun to Nabopolassar (c. 613 BC) wherein Sinsharishkun attempts to broker peace, pleading to be allowed to retain his kingdom. The authenticity of the letter is a matter of debate.

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  Fall of Nineveh by John Martin (1829)

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  The Battle of Carchemish, as depicted in Hutchinson's Story of the Nations (1900)