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'''Nebuchadnezzar III''' ruled over [[Babylon]] (c. 522 BC). He claimed to be the second son of [[Nabonidus]].

He led a short-lived rebellion against [[Darius I of Persia]], who routed his army in battle at the [[Tigris]] on December 13, 522 BC, and then at the [[Euphrates]] near Zazannu.<ref name="UniversityGoold1972">{{cite book|author1=Harvard University|author2=G. P. Goold|title=Harvard Studies in Classical Philology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-s-PH7qlp8C&pg=PA112|accessdate=19 March 2012|date=1 January 1972|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-37922-0|pages=112–}}</ref>  Nebuchadnezzar III fled back to his capital with his remaining cavalry.<ref name="Holland2007">{{cite book|author=Tom Holland|title=Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91iU0ZT-x3wC&pg=PA46|accessdate=19 March 2012|date=12 June 2007|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-0-307-27948-4|pages=46–}}</ref>

Darius subsequently besieged the high-walled city of Babylon, succeeding in taking the capital, and Nebuchadnezzar III was put to death.<ref name="Holland2007" />

His exact identity is uncertain. According to the [[Behistun Inscription]], Darius claimed that he was an impostor called Nidinta-Bel, but some historians consider that he probably did have some connection with the previous Babylonian royal family.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

He should not be confused with [[Nebuchadnezzar IV]], who led a similar revolt against the [[Persian people|Persians]] around a year later.

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[[Category:6th-century BC rulers]]
[[Category:Babylonian kings]]
[[Category:Rebels]]
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