Kassite dynasty of the Babylonian Empire
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The Kassites were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire.
Establishment
January 1594 BC: The Kassites were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1595 BC.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Military campaigns of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I.
1.1.Punitive Expedition in Canaan
Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I in Canaan.
January 1526 BC: Ahmose I began a military expedition in Syria and Nubia during his 22nd year of reign. He reached Djahy in the Levant and perhaps as far as the Euphrates. Ahmose did reach at least as far as Kedem (thought to be near Byblos), according to an ostracon in the tomb of his wife, Ahmose-Nefertari.
February 1526 BC: Ahmose I started a military expedition in Syria and Nubia during his 22nd year of reign. At the end of the expedition the Pharaoh left most of the territories.
Military campaignss of Assyrian king Eriba-Adad I
January 1391 BC: Eriba-Adad I broke Mitanni influence over Assyria.
Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta I conquered Babylon but the occupation was short-lived.
3.1.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.
3.2.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.
January 1499 BC: After 1500 BC Dilumn fell under the rule of the Kassite Dynasty of Babylon.
January 1499 BC: Washukanni and surrounding regions conquered by Mitanni.
January 1399 BC: Expansion of Mitanni until 1400 BC.
January 1319 BC: The Kassite king of Babylon Kurigalzu II temporarily occupied Elam around 1320 BC.
February 1319 BC: The Kassite king of Babylon Kurigalzu left Elam after a short military occupation.
January 1234 BC: Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I invaded Babylon, deposed its king Kashtiliash IV, and annexed the kingdom, ruling there for eight years from 1235 BC to 1227 BC.
January 1226 BC: The Assyrian occupation of Babylon ended after eight years ca. 1227 BC.
Disestablishment
January 1154 BC: The Elamites sacked Babylon in the 12th century BC, ending the Kassite dynasty. However the state of Babylon continued to exist.
Selected Sources
Near East 1400 BCE. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 1 April 2024 on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Near_East_1400_BCE.png
Weinstein, J. M. (1981): The Egyptian Empire in Palestine: A Reassessment, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research nr. 241, p.7
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