Neriglissar

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Nergal-sharezer or Neriglissar was King of Babylon from 560 to 556 BC. He was the son-in-law of Nebuchadrezzar II, whose son and heir, Amel-Marduk, Nergal-sharezer murdered and succeeded. A Babylonian chronicle describes his western war in 557/556.

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  • ABC 6: Babylonian Chronicle of the Third Year of Neriglissar.
Preceded by
Amel-Marduk
King of Babylon
560–556 BC
Succeeded by
Labashi-Marduk