Marduk-apla-iddina II, King of Babylon (reigned 722 BC – 710 BC, 703 BC – 702 BC) Chaldean king of the Sea-Land (Bahrain and parts of southern Iraq) Possible Is the grandfather of Emperors Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar II , used the opportunity to seize the Babylonian crown with the connivance of Khumbanigash, the king of Elam. Sargons troops were quickly turned against him, but the Elamite hastened to render assistance. A battle was fought at Dur-ilu, the out*come of which Sargon claims as a victory for himself and the Babylonians over Khumbanigash. Sargon, however, did not succeed in forcing Merodach-Baladan to withdraw from Babylon. He nevertheless established his authority over the most northerly part, the region known as The Four Quarters of the World, including Dur-ilu. Marduk-aplu-iddin calls himself king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad. He ruled as Marduk-aplu-iddin II, under Elamite protection, from 721 to 710, while Sargon was busily engaged in Syria-Palestine and Armenia, as Tiglathpileser had been shortly before. On the termination of these wars Sargon marched on Babylon, and put to flight Marduk*aplu-iddin, who after the loss of Dur-Yakin, his capital in the Sea-Land, sought refuge at the court of Susa. The Assyrian party in Babylon, especially the priesthood, welcomed the invader as savior and restorer of order. Sargon assumed the title of governor of Babylon, that is, he undertook the post of royal representative, when in fact there was none in name. In this capacity he ruled Babylon and all Babylonia from 709 to 705, when his career was ended by death. The following two years Babylon enjoyed peace, but at the end of this time an insurrection arose which placed
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:29:55 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015