Fall of Harran

609 BCE · 7th century BCE · Part of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire

The fall of Harran in 609 BCE was the defeat of the last Assyrian remnant, under Ashur-uballit II, by the Babylonians and their allies. It followed the destruction of Nineveh in 612 BCE and marked the final end of the Assyrian Empire.

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