Babylon-Assyria War of Tukulti-Ninurta I
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Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta I conquered Babylon but the occupation was short-lived.
Chronology
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1. Assyrian conquest of Babylonia
Military Campaign of Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta I against Babylon.
- January 1224 BC: Tukulti-Ninurta I again defeated Kashtiliash IV, the Kassite king of Babylon, capturing his kingdom.
2. Independance of Babylon
The Kingdom of Babylon rebelled against Assyria and Babylon became independent again with King Meli-Shipak II.
- January 1206 BC: Ashurnasirpal rebelled against his father, king Tukulti-Ninurta I, who was eventually assassinated. Thic caused a new period of decline for the Assyrian Empire: Babylon became independent again.