Merodach-Baladan II (jan 1, 721 BC – jan 1, 710 BC)
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King of Babylonia 721–710 and for nine months in 703, who maintained Babylonian independence in the face of Assyrian military supremacy for more than a decade.During the unrest surrounding the accession of Sargon II of Assyria in 722, Merodach-Baladan entered Babylon and claimed the Babylonian throne
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Date:
jan 1, 721 BC
jan 1, 710 BC
~ 11 years