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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.
Nebuchadnezzar
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.

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