Babylonia (Isin II and later dynasties)

Babylonia (Isin II and later dynasties) was a state in Mesopotamia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1155 to 626 BCE, about 529 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Babylon under a series of weak native dynasties. Nebuchadnezzar I brought Marduk's statue back from Elam, but Aramean and Chaldean tribes and later Assyrian kings dominated the land.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1155 to 626 BCE

Duration

529 years

Type

State

Region

Mesopotamia, Middle East

Language family

Semitic

Capital

Babylon

Came from

• Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE

Became

• Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 to 539 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1050 BCE Phoenician alphabet
• 853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
• 722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria

Neighbours in Middle East

• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
• Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
• Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
• Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE
• Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
• Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
• Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
• Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

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