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625 BCE-Nabopolassarbegan hisrule.612BCE-Nabopolassarwon a war against Assyria andfreed Chaldea.605BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II became a military leader as a young man and concludedNabopolassar‘s rule.606/605 BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II served as a commander in chief and shattered the Egyptian army while securingSyria.605BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II wonthe battle at Carchemish.604BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II receives the submission of local states (Judah)and  marched into Judah and destroyed the city ofAshkelon.601/600BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II lost a war to the Egyptian army and Nebuchadnezzar II stayed in Babylonia to fix chariots. KingJehoiakimof Judah was faithful to king Nebuchadnezzar II untilhe later rebelled.598/599BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II attackedJudah.597BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and KingJehoiakimof Judah was killed inbattle.594/593BCE-the Babylonian chronicles breaks off (the Babylonian chronicles are, “a contemporary record kept by the Neo­-Babylonians priests of the chief events for each year”).587BCE-Egypt and Judah attack again, Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city again for 18 months people are starving, vassal king Zedekiah tries to escape, his sons are killed he’s taken as a captive, he destroys Jerusalem Jewish exile begins.586BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II armies destroyed Jerusalem.562BCE-Nebuchadnezzar II ended his reign as the king he held for 43years.137BCE-EmperorHispallustried to banish Chaldean astrologers from the kingdom, instead it actually became more popular and was increasingly acceptedbythe public.
Chaldean Timeline