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Labashi-Marduk ( Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒆷𒁀𒅆𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") [1] was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC. He was the son and successor of Neriglissar.
Nabonidus was, to his own apparent surprise, proclaimed king after the deposition and murder of Labashi-Marduk (r. 556 BC) in a plot likely led by Nabonidus's son Belshazzar.
Belshazzar played a pivotal role in the coup d'état that overthrew the king Labashi-Marduk (r. 556 BC) and brought Nabonidus to power in 556 BC. Since Belshazzar was the main beneficiary of the coup, through confiscating and inheriting Labashi-Marduk's estates and wealth, it is likely that he was the chief orchestrator.
The dynasty, as connected to Nabopolassar through descent, was deposed in 560 BC by the Aramean official Neriglissar ( r. 560–556 BC), though he was connected to the Chaldean kings through marriage and his son and successor, Labashi-Marduk ( r. 556 BC), might have reintroduced the bloodline to the throne.
Labashi-Marduk: Lâbâši-Marduk: April 556 BC June 556 BC Son of Neriglissar Nabonidus: Nabû-naʾid: 25 May 556 BC 13 October 539 BC Son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar II (?), usurped the throne, co-rulers: Nitocris and Belshazzar
KingAkkadianReigned FromReigned UntilNabû-mukin-zēri732 BC729 BCTukultī-apil-Ešarra729 BC727 BCSalmānu-ašarēd727 BC722 BCMarduk-apla-iddina II (First reign)Marduk-apla-iddina722 BC710 BC246–225 BC), accords Neriglissar a reign of three years and eight months, consistent with the possibility that Neriglissar died in April. [2] Berossus writes that Neriglissar ruled four years before dying and being succeeded by his son Laborosoardokhos (Labashi-Marduk).
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