Belshazzar (apr 1, 550 BC – nov 11, 539 BC)
Description:
Belshazzar was co-regent over Babylon with his father Nabonidus. After his father left on a military campaign in the Arbaian desert, Belshazzar, while drunk, was killed by a Persian general (Gubaru) after Babylon fell to the Persians in 539 BC.
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Date:
apr 1, 550 BC
nov 11, 539 BC
~ 10 years