Kassite Dynasty of Babylon (c. 1595–1155 BCE)

1. Hittite sack ends Old Babylonian dynasty

   Jan 1, 1595 BCELabels: Mursili I, Old Babylonian, Hittites

   • Britannica

2. Agum II tradition: restoration of Marduk cult

   Jan 1, 1507 BCELabels: Agum II, Marduk, Esagila

   • Agum II

3. Kurigalzu I founds Dur-Kurigalzu capital

   Jan 1, 1390 BCELabels: Kurigalzu I, Dur-Kurigalzu, Aqar Quf

   • Dur Kurigalzu
   • Kurigalzu I

4. Burna-Buriash II in Amarna diplomacy

   Jan 1, 1350 BCELabels: Burna-Buriash II, Amarna Letters, Egypt

   • EA 11
   • WHE image

5. Nazi-Maruttash reign marks Kassite peak

   Jan 1, 1307 BCELabels: Nazi-Maruttash, Dur-Kurigalzu, Kassite kings

   • Nazi Maruttash

6. Kudurru boundary stones flourish under Kassites

   Jan 1, 1295 BCELabels: Kudurru, Kassite art, Boundary stones

   • Britannica
   • Nazimaruttash

7. Kadashman-Enlil II in Hittite correspondence

   Jan 1, 1263 BCELabels: Kadashman-Enlil II, Hatti, Hattusili III

   • Kadashman Enlil II

8. Assyria defeats Kassites; Babylon captured

   Jan 1, 1235 BCELabels: Tukulti-Ninurta I, Kashtiliash IV, Assyria

   • 1235 war

9. Meli-Shipak II issues prominent land-grant kudurru

   Jan 1, 1186 BCELabels: Meli-Shipak II, Kudurru, Royal grants

   • Meli Shipak II

10. Shutruk-Nakhunte’s Elam rises against Babylonia

    Jan 1, 1184 BCELabels: Shutruk-Nakhunte, Elam, Shutrukids

    • Shutruk Nakhunte

11. Elamite sack of Babylon ends Kassite Dynasty

    Jan 1, 1155 BCELabels: Elamites, Babylon sack, Kassite dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Kutir Nahhunte

12. Post-Kassite kudurru tradition continues in Babylonia

    Jan 1, 1099 BCELabels: Kudurru tradition, Post-Kassite Babylon, Boundary stones

    • Walters