Marduk-zakir-shumi II
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Marduk-zakir-shumi II was a Babylon
ian nobleman who served briefly as King of Babylon for a few months in 703 BC, following a revolt against the rule of the Assyria
n king Sennacherib
. He was soon overthrown and replaced by the former Chaldea
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Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
ian nobleman who served briefly as King of Babylon for a few months in 703 BC, following a revolt against the rule of the Assyria
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 king Sennacherib
Sennacherib
Sennacherib |Sîn]] has replaced brothers for me"; Aramaic: ) was the son of Sargon II, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria .-Rise to power:...
. He was soon overthrown and replaced by the former Chaldea
Chaldea
Chaldea or Chaldaea , from Greek , Chaldaia; Akkadian ; Hebrew כשדים, Kaśdim; Aramaic: ܟܐܠܕܘ, Kaldo) was a marshy land located in modern-day southern Iraq which came to briefly rule Babylon...
n king, Marduk-apal-iddina II
Marduk-apal-iddina II
Marduk-apla-iddina II was a Chaldean prince who usurped the Babylonian throne in 721 BC...
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