kingdom · Mesopotamia and Iran

Second Sealand Dynasty

1025 BCE – 1005 BCE (approx.) · capital Babylon

A brief Babylonian dynasty of three kings around 1000 BCE, founded by Simbar-Shipak in a time of Aramean raids and famine.

Origins

Simbar-Shipak, who claimed descent from the southern marshlands, took the throne of Babylon in 1025 BCE after the end of the Second Dynasty of Isin. Babylonian king lists call his line the dynasty of the Sealand.

Rule and society

The dynasty ruled a weakened Babylonia troubled by Aramean and Sutean incursions. Simbar-Shipak restored the throne of Enlil in the Ekur at Nippur, damaged by raiders, and is mentioned in later chronicles. He was murdered after eighteen years; his successor Ea-mukin-zeri reigned only months, and Kashshu-nadin-ahi ruled for three years amid shortages that halted temple offerings.

Decline and legacy

The dynasty ended around 1005 BCE and was replaced by the Bazi Dynasty.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Second Dynasty of Isin 1157 BCE – 1026 BCESecond Sealand DynastyBazi Dynasty 1004 BCE – 985 BCE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Second Sealand Dynasty. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-sealand-dynasty
MLA
“Second Sealand Dynasty.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-sealand-dynasty. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Second Sealand Dynasty.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-sealand-dynasty.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Second Sealand Dynasty’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/second-sealand-dynasty (Accessed: ).

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