Siege of Harran
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| 2nd battle of Harran | |||||||
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| Part of Medo-Babylonian war against Assyrian Empire | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Assyria | Babylonians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Ashur-uballit II of Assyria |
Cyaxares (Mede) Nabopolassar (Babylonian) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
After the battle of Nineveh in 612 BC, where the Assyrian king Sin-Shar-Ishkun died, Ashur-uballit II became king and went to Harran with his remaining troops. But the Medes and the Babylonians besieged Harran in 610 BC and took the city in 609 BC, forcing Assur-Uballit II to flee again with the remnants of his army. During this same year, Egyptian and Assyrian forces left Carchemish and attacked the Medes and the Babylonians garrisoned in Harran, but this offensive failed and this ended the Assyrian Empire.[3][4]
References
- ^ The Fall of Nineveh. The newly discovered Babylonian Chronicle, No. 21901, in the British Museum. Edited with Transliteration, Translation, Notes, etc., by C. J. Gadd, M.A. 7½×10, 42 pp., 6 plates. London: Oxford University Press, 1923. : Abstract
- ^ A Companion to Assyria : page 192
- ^ The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem: Judah Under Babylonian Rule : page 20
- ^ A Basic Survey of the Old and New Testaments : page 33
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