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| name = {{cuneiform|akk|𒀭𒀝𒌉𒍑𒌶}}<br>Nabû-apla-usuruṣur

| image = Cylinder of Nabopolassar from Babylon, Mesopotamia..JPG| caption =[[Cylinder seal]] of Nabopolassar, from Babylon. London, [[British Museum]]| reign = cac. 626 – 605 BC

| predecessor = [[Ashur-uballit IIAshurbanipal]]

| birth_date = cac. 658 BC

| death_date = ca. 605 BC| death_place =

'''Nabopolassar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|n|æ|b|ɵoʊ-|p|ə|ˈ|l|æ|s|ər}}; cuneiform: {{Script/Cuneiform|7|𒀭𒀝𒌉𒍑𒌶}} <small>^dAG.IBILA.URU₃</small> ''[[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]: ''NebûNabû-apalapla-usuruṣur''; {{circa}} 658 BC – 605 BC) was a king of [[king of Babylonia]] and a central figure in the fall of the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire following the death of the last powerful Assyrian king, [[Ashurbanipal]].<ref>D. Brendan Nagle, ''The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History'', 6th ed., Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, 58.</ref> The death of Assyrian king [[Ashurbanipal had appointed Kandalanu to oversee Babylon during his reign, but his disappearance in ]] around 627 BC led to resulted in political instability. In 626 BC, a native dynasty arose under Nabopolassar, a former Assyrian official. Nabopolassar made Babylon his capital and ruled over Babylonia for a period of about twenty years (626&ndash;605 BC). He is credited with founding the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]], also known as the Akkadian Dynasty. By 616 BC, Nabopolassar had united the entire area under his rule.<refname="Mieroop, Marc 2007">Van De Mieroop, Marc. , 2007. , ''A history History of the ancient near east Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC'', Blackwell Publishing</ref> Nabopolassar formed an alliance with [[Cyaxares]] of the [[Medes]] to confront the Assyrians and their Egyptian allies. By 615 BC he had seized Nippur.<ref name=Sack>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nxC1wF3_IEAC&pg=PA7&dq=Nabopolassar&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XhUoVcgE0JzKBLSTgcgF&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=Nabopolassar&f=false Sack, Ronald Herbert. ''Images of Nebuchadnezzar'', Susquehanna University Press, 2004] {{ISBN|9781575910796}}</ref>He then led his forces to assist the Medes besieging the city of [[Assur|Ashur]], but the Babylonian army did not reach the battlefield until after the city had fallen.<ref name=tbm/> ==Nineveh==[[Assyria]], weakened by internal strife and ineffectual rule, was unable to resist the Babylonians and the [[Medes]],<ref>[http://www.livius.org/articles/people/medes/]</ref> who united to sack the Assyrian capital of [[Nineveh]] in 612 BC.<ref name=Jona>{{cite web|url=http://www.livius.org/na-nd/nabopolassar/nabopolassar.html|title=Nabopolassar - Livius|website=www.livius.org}}</ref> Following a prolonged siege at the [[Battle of Nineveh (612 BC)|Battle of Nineveh]], Nabopolassar took control of the city. [[Ashur-uballit II]] was a member of the Assyrian royal family and a [[Tartan (Assyrian)|tartan]] (general) in the army. He became king after [[Sinsharishkun|Sin-shar-ishkun]], who may have been his brother, and who probably died during the fall of Ninevah.

==Military campaigns and life achievementsHarran==Nabopolassar revolted against Ashur-uballit II rallied his troops at the [[Assyrian Empire]] (which had ruled Babylon for city of Harran in northern Syria. The following year the previous 200 years) after Babylonians plundered the death region of the last effective Assyrian king, [[AshurbanipalHarran]], and claimed the throne <ref name=tbm>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/c/cuneiform_fall_of_nineveh.aspx|title="The fall of Babylon Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire", The British Museum|publisher=}}</ref> and in 626 610 BC, Nabopolassar captured the city.<ref name=Jona/>

During Nabopolassar's reign, there was a boom of Neo-Babylonian building projects that would continue through In the reign spring of his son609 BC, [[Nebuchadnezzar Necho II]]of Egypt led a sizable force to help the Assyrians. Temples and [[ziggurat]]s were repaired or rebuilt in almost all At the old dynastic citieshead of a large army, while Babylon itself was enlarged and surrounded by a double consisting mainly of mercenaries, Necho took the coastal [[enceinteVia Maris]]into Syria, or line of fortification, consisting of towered and moated fortress wallssupported by his Mediterranean fleet along the shore. The first mention He prepared to cross the ridge of Neduchadnezzar II comes from hills which shuts in on the records of Nabopolassarsouth the great Jezreel Valley, saying but he was a laborer in found his passage blocked by the restoration of the temple of Judean army. Their king, [[MardukJosiah]], sided with the Babylonians and attempted to block his advance at Megiddo, where a fierce battle was fought and Josiah was killed.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/376897/Mesopotamian-art-Necho continued on andjoining forces with Ashur-architecture/37867/Painting-uballit, they crossed the Euphrates and-decorative-arts#ref420027</ref>laid siege to Harran. Failing to capture Harran, they retreated to northern Syria.

AssyriaIn 605 BC, Nabopolassar's son, weakened by internal strife crown prince Nebuchadnezzar fought Necho and ineffectual rule following the death remnants of Ashurbanipal, was unable to resist the alliance of Assyrian army at the [[MedesBattle of Carchemish]], who united to sack the Assyrian capital . Within months of his [[Ninevehabdication]] in 612 605 BC. Following a prolonged siege at the [[Battle of Nineveh (612 BC)|Battle of Nineveh]], Nabopolassar took control died of the city. In 609 BC, Nabopolassar captured the Assyrian city natural causes at about 53 years of [[Harran]]age, where Assyrian forces had retreated after and Nebuchadnezzar II hurried to Babylon to secure the fall of Ninevehthrone. From 610 BC until his death<ref name="Mieroop, Nabopolassar also fought the Egyptians, who were allied with Assyria.Marc 2007"/>

A cylinder found in 1921 in Baghdad, Iraq attributes itself to During Nabopolassar. He is described therein as extremely pious's reign, and there was a boom of Neo-Babylonian building projects that he "sought out would continue through the temples..reign of his son, [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]. Temples and [[ziggurat]]s were repaired or rebuilt in almost all the complete performance old dynastic cities, while Babylon itself was enlarged and surrounded by a double [[enceinte]], or line of their rites." He attributes his success to Shazu (one fortification, consisting of the names associated with Marduk<ref>''[http://wwwtowered and moated fortress walls.piney.com/EnumaSpeis6a7.html The Fifty Names first mention of Marduk]''</ref>). Throughout Nebuchadnezzar II comes from the inscriptionrecords of Nabopolassar, Nabopolassar describes some saying he was a laborer in the restoration of his greatest military conquests and submits himself to the temple of [[Marduk and other deities]]. <ref>[http://www.kchansonbritannica.com/ANCDOCSEBchecked/mesotopic/nabo376897/Mesopotamian-art-and-architecture/37867/Painting-and-decorative-arts#ref420027 Lloyd, Seton H.htmlF., "Mesopotamian art and architecture", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', July 17, 2014]</ref>

Once his forces had defeated the AssyriansA cylinder found in 1921 in Baghdad, Nabopolassar promised his throne Iraq is attributed to NebuchadnezzarNabopolassar. In 605 BCHe is described therein as extremely pious, his son Nebuchadnezzar fought Pharaoh [[Necho II]] of Egypt and that he "sought out the remnants of temples... and the Assyrian army at the [[Battle complete performance of Carchemish]]their rites. Within months of " He attributes his success to Shazu (one of the names associated with Marduk<ref>''[[abdicationhttp://www.piney.com/EnumaSpeis6a7.html The Fifty Names of Marduk]] in 605 BC''</ref>). Throughout the inscription, Nabopolassar died describes some of natural causes at about 53 years of age, his greatest military conquests and Nedbuchanezzar II hurried submits himself to Babylon to secure the throneMarduk and other deities.<ref>Van De Mieroop, Marc{{cite web|url=http://www. 2007kchanson. A history of the ancient near eastBlackwell Publishingcom/ANCDOCS/meso/nabo.html|title=Nabopolassar Cylinder|website=www.kchanson.com}}</ref>

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