Nabopolassar ruled as the first king of the Late Babylonian Empire from 625 to 605 B.C.
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'''Nabopolassar''' ruled as the first king of the Late [[Babylonian Empire]] from 625 to 605 B.C.
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Nabopolassar fought Egypt between 610 and 605 B.C., whereupon his son [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] won the Battle of Carchemish and then took the throne upon his father's death that same year.
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Nabopolassar fought [[Egypt]] between 610 and 605 B.C., whereupon his son [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] won the [[Battle of Carchemish]] and then took the throne upon his father's death that same year.
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Nabopolassar is best known for conquering the [[Assyrian Empire]] in 609 B.C., which had already been weakened and deserted by its allies.
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Nabopolassar is best known for conquering the Assyrian Empire in 609 B.C., which had already been weakened.