CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Ashurbanipal
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Assyria
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Surbanipal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605/604-562 BCE) was the greatest King of ancient Babylon during the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626-539 BCE), succeeding its founder, his father, Nabopolassar (r. 626-605 BCE).
Detailed explanation-2: -Nebuchadnezzar II is known as the greatest king of the Chaldean dynasty of Babylonia. He conquered Syria and Palestine and made Babylon a splendid city. He destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem and initiated the Babylonian Captivity of the Jewish population.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seventh–Sixth centuries B.C.E. Babylon’s golden age under Chaldean rule is ended by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C.E. To the seventh century C.E. Macedonians, Seleucids, and Sasanians control Babylon until the arrival of Islam.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nebuchadnezzar was a warrior-king, often described as the greatest military leader of the Neo-Babylonian empire. He ruled from 605 – 562 BCE in the area around the Tigris-Euphrates basin. His leadership saw numerous military successes and the construction of building works such as the famous Ishtar Gate.