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Nebuchadnezzar II Research Paper

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Nebuchadnezzar II was one of the great kings that ruled in the Mesopotamia region. He was the son of Nabopolassar who came from the Marduk-worshiping Kaldu tribes and succeeded in the overthrowing of the Assyrians. Nebuchadnezzar II was also a great war general who defeated Necho II, the Pharaoh of Egypt, at the battle of Carchemish. He is also credited for building many great construction projects such as the Great Walls of Babylon. He was finally defeated by the Persian king, Cyrus in 539 B.C.E. However, he is said to be the greatest ruler of the Babylonian Empire.
Nebuchadnezzar II was born in 630 B.C.E. as Nabopolassar’s first born son. He was crowned prince at a very young age. Eventually he was granted control over the Babylonian

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