Babylonian forces

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Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
historical military organization ⓘ
military forces ⓘ
activeDuring 6th century BCE ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ
alliedWith Median forces ⓘ
capitalControlledFrom Babylon ⓘ
commandedBy Babylonian king ⓘ
commandStructure royal command ⓘ
composedOf archers ⓘ
chariotry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
siege troops ⓘ
contributedTo Babylonian hegemony over former Assyrian territories ⓘ
country Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
engagedIn border defense ⓘ
imperial campaigns ⓘ
era Iron Age ⓘ
expandedPowerOf Babylon ⓘ
foughtAgainst Assyrian forces ⓘ
Egyptian forces ⓘ
garrisonedIn Babylon ⓘ
Mesopotamian cities ⓘ
historicalRegion Mesopotamia ⓘ
languageOfCommand Akkadian ⓘ
notableCommander Nabopolassar ⓘ
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
notableFor toppling the Assyrian Empire ⓘ
operatedIn ancient Near East ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Carchemish ⓘ
fall of Nineveh ⓘ
partOf Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
primaryObjective defense of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
religiousContext Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
role expansion of Babylonian dominance in the ancient Near East ⓘ
successorOf earlier Babylonian military traditions ⓘ
timePeriod Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ
used bows ⓘ
chariots ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
spears ⓘ
usedBy Nabopolassar ⓘ
Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian kings ⓘ

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Nineveh → destroyedBy → Babylonian forces ⓘ
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → commandingForce → Babylonian army ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Battle of Opis → combatant → Neo-Babylonian army ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Riblah → usedBy → Babylonian army ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Median forces → alliedWith → Babylonian forces ⓘ
Battle of Harran → side → Babylonian-led coalition ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Siege of Nineveh → opponent → Babylonian army ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Carian mercenaries → usedBy → Babylonian armies ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Hittite sack of Babylon → combatant → Babylonian forces ⓘ
siege of Assur (614 BCE) → belligerent → Neo-Babylonian forces ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Medo-Babylonian invasion → combatant → Neo-Babylonian forces ⓘ
linked to: Babylonian forces
Seraiah → capturedBy → Babylonian forces ⓘ