Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzer II, or Nebuchadnezzer the Great was the ruler of Babylon (Chaldean dynasty) from about 605 BCE to 562 BCE. He inherited the Babylonian Empire just after the fall of the Assyrian empire, and began his rule by defeating the armies of Egypt and Assyria at the battle of Carchemish in 605 BCE, effectively ending Assyrian power. He waged several campaigns in Syria and Judah, quelling rebellions. Nebuchadnezzer was famous for dealing with a rebellion in Judah by razing Jerusalem and its temple, and exiling many of Judah's people to Babylon (the Babylonian Captivity).

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