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What Assyrian King is responsible for the conquest and burning of Babylon?

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This king was Sennacherib.

His reign was between 705 and 681 BCE. He lead a siege of Babylon in 693, and after he won he and his men completely destroyed the city and even diverted the water away from it.

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