Marduk-apla-iddina II

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Marduk-apla-iddina II
Merodach-Baladan
King of Babylon
Merodach-Baladan, King of Babylon, enfeoffs (makes a legal agreement with) a vassal. From the original in the Altes Museum, Berlin
Reign722–710, 703–702 BC
PredecessorShalmaneser V (722), Marduk-zakir-shumi II, (703)
SuccessorSargon II (710), Bel-ibni (702)
Diedcirca 694 BC

Marduk-apla-iddina II (Akkadian: DMES.A.SUM-na; in the Bible Merodach-Baladan or Berodach-Baladan, lit. Marduk has given me an heir) was a Chaldean ruler from the Bit-Yakin tribe, originally established in the territory that once made the Sealand in southern Babylonia. Marduk-apla-iddina II usurped the throne of Babylon and held it for many years before being overthrown.

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