Kashtiliash IV

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Kashtiliash IV was a Kassite king of Babylon in the late 13th century BCE, known for his conflict with the Assyrian ruler Tukulti-Ninurta I, which led to his defeat and the sacking of Babylon.

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Label Occurrences
Kashtiliash IV canonical 2

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Historical figure ⓘ
Kassite king ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ
associatedCity Babylon ⓘ
capturedBy Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
causeOfDownfall Assyrian invasion of Babylonia ⓘ
conflictWith Assyria ⓘ
Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
culture Kassite ⓘ
linked to: Kassites
deathCause Result of Assyrian conquest (uncertain circumstances) ⓘ
defeatedBy Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
dynasty Kassite dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Kassite period
era Late Bronze Age ⓘ
eventAssociatedWith Sack of Babylon by Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Kassite period ⓘ
linked to: Kassite period
knownFor Defeat leading to the sacking of Babylon ⓘ
War with Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
languageContext Akkadian ⓘ
mentionedIn Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ
Babylonian king lists ⓘ
notableEventDuringReign Assyrian invasion of Babylonia under Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
opponentInWar Tukulti-Ninurta I ⓘ
politicalStatus Vassal-turned-enemy of Assyria (according to Assyrian sources) ⓘ
positionHeld King of Babylon ⓘ
predecessor Shagarakti-Shuriash ⓘ
realm Babylon ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon
regionRuled Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignApproximateYears c. 1225 BCE ⓘ
c. 1232 BCE ⓘ
reignEnd late 13th century BCE ⓘ
reignStart late 13th century BCE ⓘ
religiousContext Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
successor Enlil-nadin-shumi ⓘ
successorStateAfterDefeat Assyrian control of Babylon ⓘ
territorialLoss Babylon to Assyria ⓘ
title King of Karduniash ⓘ

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

Kassite period → hasNotableRuler → Kashtiliash IV ⓘ
Kassites → notableRuler → Kashtiliash IV ⓘ