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List of kings of Babylon
The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq.
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First Dynasty of Babylon
This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century.
- Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BCE
- Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BCE
- Sabium 1844-1831 BCE
- Apil-Sīn 1830-1813 BCE
- Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BCE
- Hammurabi 1792-1750 BCE
- Samsu-Iluna 1749-1712 BCE
- Abi-Eshuh 1711-1684 BCE
- Ammi-Ditana 1683-1647 BCE
- Ammi-Saduqa 1646-1626 BCE
- Samsu-Ditana 1625-1595 BCE
Early Kassite Monarchs
These rulers did not rule Babylon itself, but their numbering scheme was continued by later Kassite Kings of Babylon, and so they are listed here.
- Gandash fl. c.1730 BCE
- Agum I
- Kashtiliash I
- Ushshi
- Abirattash
- Kashtiliash II
- Urzigurumash
- Harbashihu
- Tiptakzi
Sealand Dynasty (Dynasty II of Babylon)
This dynasty also did not actually rule Babylon, but rather the Sumerian regions south of it. Nevertheless, it is traditionally numbered the Second Dynasty of Babylon, and so is listed here.
- Iluma-ilum fl. c.1732 BCE
- Itti-ili-nibi
- Damiq-ilishu
- Ishkibal
- Shushushi
- Gulkishar
- Peshgaldaramash
- Adarakalamma
- Ekurduanna
- Melamkurkukka
- [1 unnamed king between Gulkishar and Ea-gamil(?)]
- Ea-gamil fl. c. 1460 BCE
Kassite Dynasty (Third Dynasty of Babylon)
- Agum II fl. c.1570 BCE
- Burnaburiash I
- Kashtiliash III
- Ulamburiash
- Agum III
- Kadashman-harbe I
- Karaindash
- Kurigalzu I
- Kadashman-Enlil I d. 1376 BCE
- Burnaburiash II 1375-1347 BCE
- Karahardash 1347-1345 BCE
- Kurigalzu II 1345-1324 BCE
- Nazimaruttash 1323-1298 BCE
- Kadashman-Turgu 1297-1280 BCE
- Kadashman-Enlil II 1279-1265 BCE
- Kudur-Enlil 1265-1255 BCE
- Shagarakti-Shuriash 1255-1243 BCE
- Kashtiliash IV 1243-1235 BCE
Assyrian Governors 1235-1227 BCE
- Enlil-nadin-shumi
- Adad-shuma-iddina
- Adad-shuma-usur 1218-1189 BCE
- Melishipak 1188-1174 BCE
- Marduk-apal-iddina I 1173-1161 BCE
- Zababa-shuma-iddina 1161-1159 BCE
- Enlil-nadin-ahhe 1159-1157 BCE
Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin
- Marduk-kabit-ahheshu 1156-1139 BCE
- Itti-Marduk-balatu
- Ninurta-nadin-shumi
- Nebuchadnezzar I 1124-1103 BCE
- Enlil-nadin-apli
- Marduk-nadin-ahhe
- Marduk-shapik-zeri
- Adad-apla-iddina 1067-1046 BCE
- Marduk-zer-X 1046-1032 BCE
- Nabu-shum-libur 1032-1025 BCE
Dynasty V of Babylon
Dynasty VI of Babylon
Dynasty VII of Babylon
Dynasty VIII of Babylon
Dynasty IX of Babylon
- Ninurta-kudurri-usur 942-941 BCE
- Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina
- Shamash-mudammiq
- Nabu-shuma-ukin 899-888 BCE
- Nabu-apla-iddina 887-855 BCE
- Marduk-zakir-shumi I 854-819 BCE
- Marduk-balassu-iqbi
- Baba-aha-iddina
- [5 kings]
- Ninurta-apla-x
- Marduk-bel-zeri
- Marduk-apla-usur
- Eriba-Marduk 769-761 BCE
- Nabu-shuma-ishkun 760-748 BCE
Dynasty IX of Babylon
- Nabonassar (Nabu-nasir) 747-734 BCE
Dynasty X of Babylon (Assyrians and Chaldeans)
- [2 kings], 734-732 BCE
- Nabu-mukin-zeri, 732-721 BCE
- Pulu (Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria, in opposition), 732-727 BCE
- Marduk-apal-iddina II (the Biblical Merodach-Baladan), 721-710 BCE
- Sargon II of Assyria, 710-705 BCE
- Marduk-zakir-shum, 705 BCE
- Marduk-apal-iddina II, 705-702 BCE
- Bel-ibni, 702-700 BCE
- Ashur-nadin-shumi (son of Sennacherib of Assyria), 699-694 BCE
- Mushezib-Marduk, 693-689 BCE
Assyrian Sack of Babylon, 689 BCE; Babylon is rebuilt by Esarhaddon of Assyria in the 670s BCE
- Shamash-shum-ukin (son of Esarhaddon), 668-648 BCE
- Kandalanu (possibly Ashurbanipal of Assyria or else a viceroy), 647-627 BCE
Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)
- Nabopolassar 625 - 605 BCE
- Nebuchadnezzar II 605 - 562 BCE
- Amel-Marduk 562 - 560 BCE
- Nergal-sharezer 560 - 556 BCE
- Labashi-Marduk 556 BCE
- Nabonidus 556 - 539 BCE
In 539 BCE, Babylon was captured by Cyrus the Great of Persia, and lost its independence.
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