Sinsharishkun was one of the last kings of theAssyrian empire. This page lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. ... Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the city of Asshur (or Ashshur). ...
He was the son of Ashurbanipal and (possibly) the brother of Ashuruballit II, the last Assyrian king (612-607 BC). Assurbanipal in a relief from the north palace at Nineveh Ashurbanipal, or Assurbanipal, (reigned 668 - 627 BCE), the son of Esarhaddon and Naqia-Zakutu, was the last great king of ancient Assyria. ... Ashur-uballit II, or Assur-uballit II, was the last king of the Assyrian empire. ... Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC Events and Trends 619 BC - Alyattes becomes king of Lydia 619 BC _ Death of Zhou xiang... Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC Events and Trends Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of Babylon 609 BC _ King Josiah...
He reigned from 623 BC until August 10, 612 BC, when he burnt in his palace in the Babylonian-Median attack on Nineveh, Assyria's largest city. Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC Events and Trends 627 BC - Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur_etel_ilani (approximate... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC Events and Trends 619 BC - Alyattes becomes king of Lydia 619 BC _ Death of Zhou xiang... Babylonia was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... The Medes were an Iranian people of Indo-Iranian origin who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. ... This article is about the ancient Middle Eastern city of Nineveh. ...
Ashur-etil-ilani was a king of Assyria (630 (or 627 - c. ... This page lists the Kings of Assyria from earliest times. ... Ashur-uballit II, or Assur-uballit II, was the last king of the Assyrian empire. ...
However Kadalanu, the puppet king the Assyrians had installed in Babylon, also died in 627 BC, which weakened the Assyrian hold over Babylon.
An Assyrian general in the region unsuccessfully revolted; Ashur-etil-ilani's brother Sinsharishkun then seized Babylon and proclaimed himself king of that city, but in 626 BC a rebellion in Babylon (probably incited by the future BabyloniankingNabopolassar) forced Sinsharishkun out, and he retreated to Nineveh.
The empire of Assyria was too small for the royal brothers and war broke out between them, which lasted three years until Ashur-etil-ilani was killed in battle near Nippur.
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