Editing 612 BC

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The year '''612 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 142 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 612 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

==Events==
* [[Battle of Nineveh (612 BC)|Battle of Nineveh]]: An allied army of [[Babylonians]], [[Medes]], [[Scythians]], and [[Susa|Susianians]] besieges and conquers [[Nineveh]], capital of the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]]. [[Sinsharishkun]], [[King of Assyria]], is killed in the sacking.
* [[Babylon]], capital of the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]], becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from [[Nineveh]].
* [[Ashur-uballit II]] attempts to keep the [[Assyria]]n state alive by establishing himself as king at [[Harran]].
* [[King Kuang of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].

==Births==

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==Deaths==
* [[Sinsharishkun]], Assyrian king

==References==
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