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Kassite Conquest of Babylon

1595 BCE – 1155 BCE

After the Hittite sack of Babylon, the Kassites seized power and ruled Babylonia for over four centuries — one of the longest-lasting dynasties in Mesopotamian history.

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Kassite Conquest of Babylon

1595 BCE – 1155 BCE

After the Hittite sack of Babylon, the Kassites seized power and ruled Babylonia for over four centuries — one of the longest-lasting dynasties in Mesopotamian history.

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