| Chaldean dynasty | |
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 A lion, as depicted in reliefs on the Ishtar Gate, of Babylon's Procession Street[a] | |
| Country | Babylonia |
| Founded | 626 BC |
| Founder | Nabopolassar |
| Final ruler | Amēl-Marduk or Labashi-Marduk (bloodline) Nabonidus (through marriage?) |
| Titles | King of Babylon King of Sumer and Akkad King of the Universe |
| Traditions | Ancient Mesopotamian religion |
| Deposition | 560 or 556 BC (bloodline) 539 BC (through marriage?) |
| Periods and dynasties of Babylon |
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See also: List of kings by Period and Dynasty |
The Chaldean dynasty, also known as the Neo-Babylonian dynasty[2][b] and enumerated as Dynasty X of Babylon,[2][c] was the ruling dynasty of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling as kings of Babylon from the ascent of Nabopolassar in 626 BC to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC. The dynasty, as connected to Nabopolassar through descent, was deposed in 560 BC by the Aramean official Neriglissar (r. 560–556 BC), though he was connected to the Chaldean kings through marriage and his son and successor, Labashi-Marduk (r. 556 BC), might have reintroduced the bloodline to the throne. The final Neo-Babylonian king, Nabonidus (r. 556–539 BC), was genealogically unconnected to the previous kings, but might, like Neriglissar, also have been connected to the dynasty through marriage.
- ^ Lambert & Zilberg 2017, p. 144.
- ^ a b Beaulieu 2018, p. 12.
- ^ Beaulieu 2018, p. 13.
- ^ Wiseman 1991, p. 229.
- ^ Radner 2012.
- ^ Bayles Paton 1901, p. 16.
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