Conquest of Babylon and Persian administration in Mesopotamia (539–480 BCE)

1. Persian victory at the Battle of Opis

   Oct 1, 539 BCELabels: Cyrus II, Battle of

   • Britannica
   • Nabonidus Chron

2. Sippar taken without a battle

   Oct 6, 539 BCELabels: Sippar, Nabonidus

   • Battle of Opis
   • Nabonidus Chron

3. Gubaru’s troops enter Babylon

   Oct 12, 539 BCELabels: Gubaru, Babylon

   • Battle of Opis
   • Nabonidus

4. Cyrus enters Babylon as king

   Oct 29, 539 BCELabels: Cyrus II, Babylon

   • Nabonidus
   • Cyrus Great

5. Cyrus Cylinder issued as foundation inscription

   Nov 1, 539 BCELabels: Cyrus Cylinder, Akkadian inscription

   • British Museum
   • Cyrus Cylinder

6. Cambyses participates in Akitu legitimization rite

   Mar 27, 538 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Akitu festival

   • Cambyses II
   • WHE Cambyses

7. Cambyses governs northern Babylonia

   Apr 1, 538 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Northern Babylonia

   • Cambyses II

8. Babylonia and Eber-Nāri organized as one satrapy

   Jan 1, 535 BCELabels: Babylonia and, Satrapy

   • Iranica
   • Eber N ri

9. Cambyses becomes sole Achaemenid ruler

   Jan 1, 530 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Achaemenid Empire

   • Cambyses II
   • Britannica Cyrus

10. Nidintu-Bêl seizes Babylon as “Nebuchadnezzar”

    Oct 3, 522 BCELabels: Nidintu-B l, Babylon

    • Nebuch III
    • Behistun

11. Darius defeats the first Babylonian revolt

    Dec 18, 522 BCELabels: Darius I, Behistun

    • Behistun
    • Nebuch III

12. Arakha’s revolt ends second Babylonian usurpation

    Dec 1, 521 BCELabels: Arakha, Nebuchadnezzar claimant

    • Behistun
    • Behistun UNESCO

13. Babylonian revolts against Xerxes’ rule

    Jan 1, 484 BCELabels: Xerxes I, Babylonia

    • Britannica
    • 484 Revolts