Following is a partial list of the 22 kings who ruled until the destruction of Babylon by Sennacherib, when the Assyrian kings assumed direct control. Ashurbanipal, however, introduced a new policy and viceroys were appointed.
List of Kings Shamash-mudammiq Nabu-shar-ishkun I Nabu-apal-iddin Marduk-nadin-shum Marduk-balatsu-iqbi Bau-akh-iddin Nabu-shum-ishkun II Nabonassar Nabu-nadin-zer; 747-734 BC Nabu-shum-ishkun III; 733-732 BC Nabu-mukin-zer; 731-729 BC Pul (Tiglath-pilcser III); 729-727 BC Ulula (Shalmancsar v); 727-722 BC Merodach-baladan I; 722-710 BC. Sargon; 710-705 BC Sennacherib; 704-702 BC Marduk-zakir-shum (1 month) Merodach-baladan II (9 months) Bel-ibni; 702-700 BC Ashur-nadin-shum; 700-694 BC Nergal-ushezib; 694-693 BC Mushczib-Marduk; 692-689 BC Sennacherib; 689-681 BC Esarhaddon; 681-668 BC Ashurbanipal; 668-626 BC Shamash-shum-ukin; 668-648 BC Kandalanu; 648-626 BC Ashur-etil-ilani-ukin; 626
Neo-Babylonian Rulers Nabopolassar- 625-604 BC Nebuchadrezzar II (s)- 604-568 BC Evil-Merodach (s)- 561-560 BC Neriglissar (brother-in-law)- 559-556 BC Labosoarchad (s)- 556 BC Nabonidus- 555-539 BC Belshazzar- 539 BC Cyrus conquered Babylonia in 539 BC