Kandalanu
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Kandalanu () was a vassal king of Babylon under the Neo-Assyrian kings Ashurbanipal and Ashur-etil-ilani, ruling from his appointment by Ashurbanipal in 647 BC to his own death in 627 BC.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Kandalanu
- Monarch.reign
- 647–627 BC
- Monarch.predecessor
- Shamash-shum-ukin
- Monarch.successor
- Sin-shumu-lishir
- Monarch.death_date
- 627 BC
- Monarch.succession
- King of Babylon(vassal of the Neo-Assyrian Empire)
- Monarch.native_lang1
- Akkadian
- Monarch.native_lang1_name1
- Kandalānu
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Kandalanu in Akkadian2.png
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- date of death
- 0627-01-01
- date of birth
- 0650-00-00
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- Identification with Ashurbanipal
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- Sources
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Kandalanu () was a vassal king of Babylon under the Neo-Assyrian kings Ashurbanipal and Ashur-etil-ilani, ruling from his appointment by Ashurbanipal in 647 BC to his own death in 627 BC.
After the failed rebellion by the preceding king of Babylon, Shamash-shum-ukin, against Ashurbanipal, Kandalanu was proclaimed as the new vassal king of Babylon. His background is uncertain; it is possible that he was one of Ashurbanipal's younger brothers, a Babylonian noble who had sided with him in Shamash-shum-ukin's revolt, or a simple-minded or deformed man appointed as king to ensure he did not gain the support of the Babylonians for further actions against Assyrian rule.