Merodach-baladan, 722-702 B.C., Chaldaean prince, who usurped (721) the
Babylonian throne. Sargon of Assyria put down the allies of Merodach-baladan in Syria
and Palestine and eventually drove (c.710) the usurper from Babylon. After
Sargon's death, Merodach-baladan reoccupied (703-702) the throne. During his rule
of Babylonia, he strengthened the Chaldaean Empire. He is also called Baladan
and Berodach-baladan.
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