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Nabûaplauṣur 𒀭𒉺𒀀𒉽 | |
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| Born | c. 658 BCE Uruk |
| Died | 605 BCE Bābilim, Babylonia |
| Nationality | Chaldean |
Nabûaplauṣur (c. 658 BCE – 605 BCE) was the founder of the tenth dynasty of Babylon. He began an uprising against the Assyrians in 626 BCE and restored the independence of Babylonia.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Nabûaplauṣur was born in a non-noble family. He became a chieftain of the Chaldean tribe during the Assyrian rule of Babylonia.[1]
Conquest of Assyria[edit | edit source]
Nabûaplauṣur began a rebellion and took control of northern Babylon in 626 BCE. He tried to ally with Elam to capture Uruk and led a failed siege of Nippur, which the Assyrians lifted. During the siege, he gained the support of Babylon and crowned himself king of a new dynasty. He captured Uruk in 616 BCE and Nippur the next year but failed to take Aššūr.[1]
In 614 BCE, the Medes surrounded Ninua, the largest city in Assyria, and destroyed Aššūr. After the battle, Nabûaplauṣur formed an alliance with the Medes and married his son Nabûkudurriuṣur to Humati, the daughter of the Median king Huvaxšthra. Sînšariškun resumed the war in 612 BCE, and the combined Chaldean and Median forces captured Ninua after a three-month siege. Part of the Assyrian army retreated north to Harran and continued to fight under the leadership of Aššuruballiṭ II. Two years later, the Medes drove the Assyrians out of Harran, and the Chaldeans occupied the city. The Egyptian pharaoh Nekau II sent an army to support the Assyrians and helped them recapture Harran. However, Nabûaplauṣur's army soon arrived and destroyed the Assyrian army once and for all.[1]
Later reign[edit | edit source]
In 607 BCE, Nabûaplauṣur gave Nabûkudurriuṣur control of his army. He died in 605 BCE.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.