Neo-Babylonian Empire

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The Neo-Babylonian Empire was a powerful Mesopotamian state of the 7th–6th centuries BCE, renowned for its conquest of Jerusalem, monumental architecture such as the Ishtar Gate, and the flourishing of Babylon as a major cultural and political center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian polity
ancient state
empire
alsoKnownAs Chaldean Empire
archaeologicalSite ruins of Babylon
linked to: Babylon
capital Babylon
commonLanguage Akkadian
Aramaic
conflict Achaemenid Persians
linked to: Persians

Egypt
Kingdom of Judah
linked to: Judea

Lydia
continent Asia
culturalInfluenceOn Achaemenid administration
ancient Judaism
linked to: Ancient Israel
currency silver-based weight money
diplomaticRelation Egypt
Kingdom of Judah
linked to: Judea

Medes
endTime 539 BCE
era Iron Age
firstRuler Nabopolassar
followed Neo-Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria
followedBy Achaemenid Empire
Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
foundedBy Nabopolassar
governmentType monarchy
hasPart Babylonia
linked to: Babylon

Babylonian city of Babylon
parts of Anatolia
parts of Elam
parts of Palestine
parts of Syria
knownFor astronomical observations
conquest of Jerusalem
legal and economic documents written on clay tablets
monumental architecture
revival of Babylon as a cultural center
lastRuler Nabonidus
locatedIn Fertile Crescent
linked to: Mesopotamia

Lower Mesopotamia
linked to: Sumer

Mesopotamia
notablePerson Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar II
notableWork Etemenanki ziggurat
Ishtar Gate
Processional Way of Babylon
linked to: Ishtar Gate

Walls of Babylon
linked to: Babylon
partOf history of Mesopotamia
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
ruler Amel-Marduk
Labashi-Marduk
Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar II
Neriglissar
significantEvent Babylonian captivity of the Jews
linked to: Babylonian exile

Battle of Carchemish
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)
Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
destruction of the First Temple
significantPlace Babylon
Sippar
Uruk
startTime 626 BCE
writingSystem alphabetic Aramaic script
cuneiform

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Babylonian exile hasCause Neo-Babylonian conquest of Judah
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian exile hasParticipant Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian exile country Neo-Babylonian Empire
Iraq historicalRegion Babylonia
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Phoenician civilization fellUnderControlOf Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
First Temple in Jerusalem destroyedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Zedekiah vassalOf Babylonian Empire
subject linked to: King Zedekiah of Judah
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Cyrus the Great conquered Neo-Babylonian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire alsoKnownAs Chaldean Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Cheshvan nameOriginRegion Babylonia
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Canaan conqueredBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Rabbinic Judaism geographicScope Babylonia
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar II countryRuled Babylonia
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar II dynasty Chaldean dynasty
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar II dynasty Neo-Babylonian dynasty
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nebuchadnezzar II era Neo-Babylonian Empire
Book of Ezekiel associatedWithEmpire Neo-Babylonian Empire
Lamentations associatedEmpire Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Euphrates associatedWithAncientCivilization Babylonia
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Aramaic usedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Belshazzar dynasty Neo-Babylonian dynasty
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Belshazzar timePeriod Neo-Babylonian period
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylon capitalOf Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylon capitalOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylon flourishedDuring Neo-Babylonian period
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Samaria laterRuledBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Byblos ruledBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Akkadian hasDialect Neo-Babylonian
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Assyria successor Neo-Babylonian Empire
Marduk cultPeriod Neo-Babylonian period
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ur laterControlledBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ur of the Chaldeans governedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Haran partOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Arwad laterControlledBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian Chronicles countryOfOrigin Babylonia
subject linked to: Babylonian chronicles
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
King of Judah historicalPeriod Neo-Babylonian period
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
King of Judah subordinateTo Neo-Babylonian Empire
Chebar canal historicalContext Neo-Babylonian Empire
Jekonias capturedBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Jeremiah associatedWithEmpire BabylonianEmpire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Mattaniah capturedBy Babylonian Empire
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) belligerent Neo-Babylonian Empire
Median Empire ally Neo-Babylonian Empire
Battle of Opis belligerent Neo-Babylonian Empire
Battle of Opis associatedWith Neo-Babylonian Empire
Chaldeans partOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Chaldeans associatedWithDynasty Neo-Babylonian dynasty
linked to: Neo-Babylonian Empire
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) tookPlaceIn Neo-Babylonian Empire
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) hasParticipant Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ishtar Gate civilization Neo-Babylonian Empire