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Who likely led the plot to kill Labashi-Marduk, facilitating Nabonidus's ascension to the throne?
Belshazzar
Nebuchadnezzar II
Cyrus the Great
Darius the Great
Answer
Belshazzar, Nabonidus's son and co-regent, was likely behind the conspiracy to assassinate King Labashi-Marduk, a ruler who swiftly succeeded the Chaldean dynasty's founder, Nebuchadnezzar II. This covert operation paved the way for Nabonidus's rise to power and solidified his position as the new king of Babylonia.
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