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Marduk-zakir-shumi I

r. c. 855–819 BCE · 9th century BCE

Marduk-zakir-shumi I was king of Babylon from about 855 to 819 BCE. When his brother Marduk-bel-usate revolted, he called on Shalmaneser III of Assyria, who defeated the rebel in 850 BCE; the two kings are shown clasping hands on a throne base from Nimrud. He later supported Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria in his own succession war, and a treaty between the two survives.

Marduk-zakir-shumi I
Image: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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