Merodach-Baladan (Babylonian Marduk-Apla-Iddina Ii)

Merodach-Baladan (Babylonian Marduk-Apla-Iddina Ii)

Marduk-apla-iddina II (the biblical Merodach-Baladan, also called Marduk-Baladan, Baladan and Berodach-Baladan. lit. Marduk has given me an Heir.) (reigned 722 BC – 710 BC, 703 BC – 702 BC) was a Chaldean prince who usurped the Babylonian throne in 721 BC. Marduk-apla iddina II was also known as one of the brave kings who maintained Babylonian inde...

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