Burnaburiash II of BABYLON [61649]

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Burna-Buriash I and II were two kings in the Kassite dynasty of Babylon .
The more well-known of these was Burna-Buriash II, ruling ca. 1359 \endash 1333 BC (short chronology ) according to the high chronology of the Kassite Dynasty. He was a contemporary of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten . The diplomatic correspondence between the two kings is preserved in the Amarna letters . The relationship between Babylon and Egypt during his reign was friendly at the start, and a marriage alliance was in the making. Later in his reign the Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I was received at the Egyptian court. This caused a great deal of dismay from Burna-Buriash who claimed the Assyrians were his vassals. Assyria emerged as a great power during his reign, threatening the northern border of the kingdom.

Burnaburiash married Muballitat-Sherua of ASSYRIA [61654] [MRIN: 551617718], daughter of Eriba-Adad I (King) of ASSYRIA [61655] and (Miss) of MITANNI [61680].