Battle of Arrapha
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Battle of Arrapha took place in 616 BC between the Assyria
n forces and the Babylonians.
Babylonian king Nabopolassar
succeeded by driving the Assyrians back to the Little Zab
, in doing so capturing many Assyrian prisoners, horses, and chariots.
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n forces and the Babylonians.
Babylonian king Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was the king of the Babylonia and played a key role in the demise of the Assyrian Empire following the death of the last powerful Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal...
succeeded by driving the Assyrians back to the Little Zab
Little Zab
The Little Zab , , ) originates in Iran and joins the Tigris in Iraq. The river is approximately long and drains an area of c. . The river is fed by rainfall and snowmelt, resulting in a peak discharge in spring and low water in summer and early fall...
, in doing so capturing many Assyrian prisoners, horses, and chariots.