Nergal-sharezer or Neriglissar was King of Babylon from 560 to 556 BC. The following is a list of the kings of Babylonia, a major city and empire in ancient lower Mesopotamia, compiled from the traditional Babylonian king lists and modern Events and trends 568 BC — Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as king of Kush. Events and trends Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. He was the son-in-law of Nebuchadrezzar II, whose son and heir, Amel-Marduk, Nergal-sharezer murdered and succeeded. Nebuchadrezzar II, more often called Nebuchadnezzar (c 630-562 BC was a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned c Amel-Marduk (d 560 BC called Evil-merodach in the Hebrew Bible, was the son and successor of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon A Babylonian chronicle describes his western war in 557/556.
| Preceded by Amel-Marduk | King of Babylon 560–556 BC | Succeeded by Labashi-Marduk |