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1792 BCE
the begging of the Babylon empire
the Babylon empire is established in the fallen empire of Akkadian where King Hammurabi rises to power. -
1792 BCE
the reign of hammur
Hammurabi gained control of the empire, producing the first written law code -
1792 BCE
the collapse of shamshi-adads
The collapse of Shamshi-Adad's kingdom after his death. Hammurabi incorporates all of southern Mesopotamia into the kingdom of Babylon -
1400 BCE
kurigalzu builds the dur kurigalzu
Kurigalzu I builds Dur-Kurigalzu, near the modern Baghdad probably to defend Babylonia from northern invaders. -
691 BCE
Battle of halule
The Babylonian empire faces off against the Assyrian. technically the Babylons were helping and ally in this fight but they also did most of this work in the battles. -
600 BCE
rebuilding of the city
Extensive rebuilding of the city of Babylon occurred during the 7th and 6th centuries BCE -
597 BCE
the siege of jerusalem
After the raid of Hatti, the Jerusalem empire became enemies of the empire. the Babylon empire rolled over the Jerusalem empire. -
539 BCE
The fall of the Babylonian empire
The empire fell to the Persians under Cyrus the Great at the Battle of Opis. The Persians used the Euphrates river to infiltrate the Babylonian walls. -
850
Assyrian domination
By the middle of the 9th century, the Assyrians held power over much of the region, including the city of Babylon. -
1224
Assyrian takes Babylon and claims it for them selves
Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I attacks Babylon empire and takes the throne.
