when?
Between 626 and 609 BC
Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
between 626 and 609 BC
what is referred as medo-babylonian conquest of the assyrian empire? It was the last war fought by the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire [SEP] Introduction
The Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire was the last war fought by the Neo-Assyrian Empire between 626 and 609 BC. Succeeding his brother Ashur-etil-ilani (631–627 BC), the new king of Assyria, Sinsharishkun (627–612 BC), was immediately faced by the revolt of one of his brother's chief generals, Sin-shumu-lishir, who attempted to usurp the throne for himself. Though this threat was dealt with relatively quickly, the instability caused by the brief civil war may have made it possible for another general, Nabopolassar ( – 605 BC), to rise up and seize power in Babylonia. Sinsharishkun's inability to defeat Nabopolassar, despite repeated attempts over the course of several years, allowed Nabopolassar to consolidate power and form the Neo-Babylonian Empire, restoring Babylonian independence after more than a century of Assyrian rule.