Kandalanu

Japanese: Kandalanu
Kandalanu

…He was a Chaldean of the Jachin tribe. He held the position of chief of the Sea Kingdom under Assyrian suzerainty, but one year after the death of the last king of the British Empire, Ashurbanipal, and his Babylonian puppet, Kandalanu, he ascended to the throne of Babylon and founded the Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) dynasty. For nearly ten years after his accession to the throne, he endured relentless Assyrian counterattacks and tried to maintain and establish his government, but from around the tenth year of his reign he went on the offensive, launching annual expeditions to Assyria along the Tigris or Euphrates rivers. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kandalanu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カルデア人ヤキン族の出身。アッシリアの宗主権下で海国の首長の地位にあったが,同帝国最後の英王アッシュールバニパルとバビロンにおけるその傀儡(かいらい)であったカンダラーヌKandalanuの死後1年を経てバビロンの王位に就き,新バビロニア王朝(カルデア王朝)を建設した。即位後の10年近くはアッシリアの執拗な反撃に耐えて,もっぱら政権の維持・確立に努めたが,治世10年ころからは攻勢に転じ,毎年のごとくティグリス川沿いあるいはユーフラテス川沿いにアッシリア遠征を行った。…

※「Kandalanu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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