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Bel-ibni

king of Babylonia

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history of Mesopotamia

In history of Mesopotamia: Sennacherib of history of Mesopotamia
…puppet king of Babylonia was Bel-ibni (702–700), who had been raised in Assyria.
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relations with Sennacherib

In Sennacherib: Early career and the Babylonian campaigns
…and appointed a native Babylonian, Bel-ibni, as subking. His army devastated the tribal areas in southern Babylonia, though he spared major Babylonian cities, except for a few that had gone over to the tribesmen. Elamite interference in Babylonia probably dictated a campaign in 702 against the petty kingdoms of the…
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