Nabu-apla-iddina

Nabu-apla-iddina

Nabû-apla-iddina (inscribed mdNábû-ápla-iddinana or mdNábû-apla-íddina; reigned about 886–853 BC) was the sixth king of the dynasty of E of Babylon and he reigned for at least thirty-two years. During much of Nabû-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II. Nabû-apla-iddina was able to avoid both outright war and significant loss of territory. There was some low level conflict, including a case where he sent a party of troops led by his brother to aid rebels in Suhu (Suhi, Sukhu, Suru). Later in his reign Nabu-apla-iddina agreed to a treaty with Ashurnasirpal II’s successor Shalmaneser III. Internally Nabu-apla-iddina worked on the reconstruction of temples and something of a literary revival took place during his reign with many older works being recopied. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Nabu-apla-iddina is the 16,442nd most popular politician (down from 15,866th in 2024). (down from 4,333rd in 2019)