Siege of Babylon

The Siege of Babylon took place during the Great Powers' War, as the Kingdoms of Assyria and Elam besieged the capital of Karduniash. The city was besieged from the north by Assyrians and from the south by Elamites and their Lullubi mercenaries. While it managed to hold out for over half a year, it eventually fell due to the Kassite army being destroyed and supply lines cut off. 
After the city was taken, the armies entered it and killed all remaining soldiers who resisted. The Elamites got to the throne room first and executed the royal family of Karduniash, including its new king Kashtiliash V, who was killed by Shilhak-Inshushinak himself. Otherwise, however, the Elamite spared the locals if they complied with their orders and did not cause trouble. Assyrians, on the other hand, killed a few thousand civilians and committed several other war crimes in violation of the Knossos Conventions. 
Once the city was fully taken, it was transferred fully to Elamite occupation, as the Assyrian army decided to head north to fight Hatti and its puppet Hayasa-Azzi. The whole of Karduniash was also divided, as the areas north of Babylon were transferred to Assyria, while everything south of the city went to Elam. While there remained a few small Kassite holdouts, the fall of Babylon in effect put an end to the Kingdom of Karduniash, as the entire region was soon absorbed by the new Kingdom of Babylonia, a puppet of Elam.
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