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612 BCE

Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian state alive by establishing himself as king at Harran. Battle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking. Babylon, capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Nineveh.

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  • Ashur-uballit II attempts to keep the Assyrian state alive by establishing himself as king at Harran.source
  • Battle of Nineveh: An allied army of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Susianians besieges and conquers Nineveh, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Sinsharishkun, King of Assyria, is killed in the sacking.source
  • King Kuang of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • Babylon, capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Nineveh.source