Kurigalzu II

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Kurigalzu II was a Kassite king of Babylon in the 14th century BCE, known for his military campaigns against Assyria and Elam and for helping to restore Babylonian power in Mesopotamia.

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Kurigalzu II canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Mesopotamian ruler ⓘ
Kassite king ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ
conflict Campaigns against Elam ⓘ
Campaigns in Mesopotamia ⓘ
War with Assyria ⓘ
country Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon
culture Kassite ⓘ
linked to: Kassites
dynasty Kassite dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Kassite period
father Burnaburiash II ⓘ
knownFor Military campaigns against Assyria ⓘ
Military campaigns against Elam ⓘ
Restoring Babylonian power in Mesopotamia ⓘ
languageOfRuler Akkadian ⓘ
notableAction Led campaigns against Elamite power ⓘ
Led campaigns to check Assyrian expansion ⓘ
Strengthened Babylonian influence in Mesopotamia ⓘ
opponent Assyria ⓘ
Elam ⓘ
positionHeld King of Babylon ⓘ
predecessor Burnaburiash II ⓘ
realm Babylon ⓘ
region Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignEnd 14th century BCE ⓘ
reignStart 14th century BCE ⓘ
religion Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
successor Nazi-Maruttash ⓘ
timePeriod Late Bronze Age ⓘ
title King of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ
King of the Kassites ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kassite period → hasNotableRuler → Kurigalzu II ⓘ
King of Babylon → positionHeldBy → Kurigalzu II ⓘ
Kassites → notableRuler → Kurigalzu II ⓘ
Burnaburiash II → successor → Kurigalzu II ⓘ
Burna-Buriash II → successor → Kurigalzu II ⓘ