Nabopolassar and the Chaldaean Dynasty

The dynasty that founded the Neo‐Babylonian Empire began with Nabopolassar (Nabu‐apla‐uṣur, r. 626–605 BCE ). Though he presents himself as the “son of an unknown,” Nabopolassar may actually have been a general in the service of Sin‐sar‐iskun, king of Assyria, and very likely he was born into the ruling elite of Uruk, in southern Mesopotamia. Nabopolassar exploited the civil war tearing apart the Assyrian Empire to proclaim the independence of Babylon, where he had himself officially recognized as king on 23 November 626.

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