Kings of the Ancient Near East (ANE) or Middle East - ANE Monarchs
Reigns, events, dates and major contributions of major Near Eastern monarchs.
Major Ancient Near and Middle Eastern Kings
Information on some of the most important ancient Near and Middle Eastern kings.
The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar
Responsible for the exile of the Jews known as the Babylonian Captivity, King Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562) was the most important king of the Second or Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Babylonian King Narbopolassar
The Babylonian king Narbopolassar was the father of Nebuchadnezzar.
Sargon
Sargon was a king of Akkad.
Major Near and Middle Eastern Kings
Major Near and Middle Eastern Kings. Important Near Eastern monarchs, the Persian Darius, Cyrus and Xerxes, the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar, and the Assyrian Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Sargon II and Tiglath-Pileser III.
Shamshi-Adad
Shamshi-Adad was a king in Mesopotamia.
Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar From the Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate was an impressive ornamented and inscribed brick structure with a blue glaze from the reign of the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II.