Battle of Carchemish—Crown Prince Nebuchadnezzar defeats the allied armies of Egypt and former Assyria, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. (approximate date)
Battle of Hamath—Nebuchadnezzar II defeats the remainder of the Egyptian army after the Battle of Carchemish.
Nebuchadnezzar succeeds his father Nabopolassar as king of Babylonia.
Nabopolassar, founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
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