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Marduk-apla-iddina II

Marduk-apla-iddina II

8th century BC –8th century BC

Sovereign

Passed away in
Elam

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.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk-apla-iddina_II