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626 BCE

626 BCE in world history: 3 events and 1 state founded. 260 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Event

    Coronation of Nabopolassar

    The coronation of Nabopolassar took place in Babylon in 626 BCE, after the Chaldean leader seized the city and declared independence from Assyria.

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In the profiles

  • Chaldean EmpireNabopolassar seizes Babylon and restores native Babylonian kingship

Wars and longer events

States founded 1

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). 626 BCE. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/626-bce
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