Nabopolassar

Nabopolassar ( Babylonian Nabû - apla - usur; † August 9th 605 BC) was the founder and first king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Reign

He took in his accession year ( 626-625 BC) on 16 November ( 26 Araḫsamna ) 626 BC the throne. In 625 BC, was followed by his first year of reign. He called himself the son of a nobody.

Nabopolassar was a commander of the Assyrian king Sin - sar iškun he betrayed. He formed an alliance with the Medes against the Assyrians, who ruled Babylon for 200 years. The Alliance defeated the Assyrians and Nabopolassar was 609 BC destroy all legacies of the reign of the Assyrians.

At least three sons are known: Nabu - šum - lisir, Nabu - zer - ušabši and Nebuchadnezzar II, which was used as early as 620 BC as a military leader for his aging father and after his death took over the throne.

Nabopolassar in the Bible

In the Bible, Nabopolassar is not mentioned by name. For events that took place during the lifetime of his father, his son Nebuchadnezzar II is always mentioned.