siege, ancient
Siege of Babylon
Siege of Babylon was a siege conducted in 689 BC at Babylon, in what is now Iraq. The recorded result: Assyrian victory; Destruction of Babylon.
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Record
| Date | 689 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Babylon, Iraq 32.542N, 44.432E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Babylon 650 BC, same recorded site
- Fall of Babylon 539 BC, 1.0 km W
- Battle of Burs AD 636, 18 km SW
- Battle of Karbala AD 680, 38 km W
- Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim AD 701, 57 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 689 BC and 539 BC.
Siege of Babylon is one of 27 engagements of the 7th century BC in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6646260, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Babylon, revision 1370739117, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.