![]() The coalition was able to capture many cities such as Ashur, Arbela, Guzana, Khorsabad, Imgur-Enlil, Tushhan, Nibarti-Ashur, Kar Ashurnasipal, and many others in 614 BC.Īgainst all odds the Assyrian king Sin-shar-ishkun was able to fight back both the rebels and the invaders and temporarily seemed to gain control over Assyria. The Medes were soon joined by an overwhelming alliance led by Nabopolassar and they fully went to war with the civil war that was already going on in Assyria. In 615 BC the Medes under Cyaxares launched a surprise assault on Assyria at the cities of Arapha and Nimrud while the king was in the middle of a revolution of his own. The Scythians and Cimmerians people were all formally vassal states of Assyria and were eager to join the fight against their old tyrant.Īssyrian Empire Map (750-625 BC) - Historical Atlas (1923) In 615 BC the tide was turned for Neo-Babylonia as Nabopolassar created a diplomatic alliance between the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Scythians, Cimmerians, Lydians, Medes, Persians and Parthians. Despite wishing to regain rule over their territory, this period coincided with a decline in Assyrian political power.ĭuring this period Assyria was undergoing a series of revolutions and king Sin-shar-ishkun was under constant threat from his own people to worry too much about Babylonia. ![]() While Nabopolassar was easily able to claim power over most of Babylonia, he still had to deal with the Assyrian army that was camped in the north based around Nineveh, Ashur and Nippur which posed a constant threat to his rule. A revolution began and soon spread to nearly every city and city-state within the civilization except some in the north that remained loyal to Assyria. Cultures > Babylonia > Neo-Babylonian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Backgroundīy 620 BC many elements within Babylonia had enough with the Assyrian rulers.
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