User:Ichthyovenator/Marduk-apla-iddina II
| Marduk-apla-iddina II | |
|---|---|
 Marduk-apla-iddina II as depicted on a kudurru from Babylon | |
| King of Babylon | |
| 1st reign | 722–710 BC |
| Predecessor | Shalmaneser V |
| Successor | Sargon II |
| 2nd reign | 703 BC |
| Predecessor | Marduk-zakir-shumi II |
| Successor | Bel-ibni |
| Died | 694 BC Elam |
| Issue | Nabu-zer-kitti-lishir Naʾid-Marduk |
| House | Bit-Yakin |
| Dynasty | 'Dynasty of the Sealand' |
| Father | A son of Eriba-Marduk |
Marduk-apla-iddina II (Babylonian cuneiform: 
Marduk-apla-iddina, meaning XXX), also known as Merodach-Baladan or just Baladan, was a Chaldean chief of the Bit-Yakin tribe who twice seized the throne of Babylon, ruling as king of Babylon in opposition to the rule of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 722 to 710 BC, and in 703 BC.