Nergal-ushezib

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Nergal-ushezib, originally Shuzub, was a Babylonian nobleman who was installed as King of Babylon by the Elamites in 694 BC, after their capture of Babylon and deposition and murder of the previous king Ashur-nadin-shumi, son of King Sennacherib of Assyria.

Nergal-ushezib reigned as King for little more than a year. Sennacherib soon made war on Babylon to recover the city and avenge his son's death. Nergal-ushezib was defeated and captured by the Assyrians in battle near Nippur in September 693 BC.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ydcGZA6k5nwC&q=Nergal-ushezib&pg=PA232|title=Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles|first=Albert Kirk|last=Grayson|date=2 November 2018|publisher=Eisenbrauns|isbn=9781575060491|via=Google Books}} Nergal-ushezib's subsequent fate is unknown. He was succeeded by the Chaldean prince Mushezib-Marduk, who continued the resistance against Assyria.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGBGauNBK8kC&q=Nergal-ushezib&pg=PA37|title=The Cambridge Ancient History|first1=John|last1=Boardman|first2=I. E. S.|last2=Edwards|date=2 November 1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521227179|via=Google Books}}

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{{Succession box|title=King of Babylon|before=Ashur-nadin-shumi|after=Mushezib-Marduk|years=694–693 BC}}

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