Nabopolassar

Proper noun

Meaning

Nabopolassar

The first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who lived c.658 - 605 B.C.E..

Examples

However, his position was still far from secure, and bitter fighting continued in the Babylonian heartlands from 620 to 615 BC, with Assyrian forces encamped in Babylonia in an attempt to eject Nabopolassar. Source: Internet

Nabopolassar died in August that year, and Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon to ascend the throne. Source: Internet

Nabopolassar was not able to enjoy his success for long, dying in 604 BC, only one year after the victory at Karchemish. Source: Internet

Nabopolassar attempted a counterattack, marched his army into Assyria proper in 616 BC, and tried to besiege Assur and Arrapha ( Kirkuk ), but was defeated by Sin-shar-ishkun and chased back into Babylonia. Source: Internet

Nabopolassar, still pinned down in southern Mesopotamia, was not involved in this major breakthrough against Assyria. Source: Internet

Nabopolassar took advantage of this situation, seizing the ancient city of Nippur in 619 BC, a mainstay of pro-Assyrianism in Babylonia, and thus Babylonia as a whole. Source: Internet

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