Marduk-bel-usati

king of Babylonia

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In history of Mesopotamia: Shalmaneser III and Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria
His brother Marduk-bel-usati rebelled against him, and in 851 the king was forced to ask Shalmaneser for help. Shalmaneser was only too happy to oblige; when the usurper had been finally eliminated (850), Shalmaneser went to southern Babylonia, which at that time was almost completely dominated by…
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