Timeline of the Book of Daniel

Oct 11: Belshazzar dies, Fall of Babylon, Conquered by Ugbary

3rd Year of the Rule of Jehoiakim Cyrus remains with other troops at Opis
May-Jun: Babylonian victory over Egypt at Carchemish Oct 29: Cyrus arrives in Babylon
Jun-Aug: Fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar Appoints Gubaru governor in Babylon
Daniel/companions taken captive
Sep 7: Nebuchadnezzar made king over Babylon #1: Cyrus the Persian = Darius the Mede
Death of fallen Nabopolassar #2: Darius the Mede = Gubaru, governor of Babylon
Death of Nebuchadnezzar
Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk), son o f Nebuchadnezzar, assumes throne

Murder of Evil-Merodach
Neriglissar(Nergal-shar-usur ), son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar, assumes throne
Year of Nebuchadnezzar’s Accession
1st Year of Daniel’s Training Neriglissar dies naturally
1st Year of Nebuchadnezzar’s Reign Laborosoarchad (Labashi-Marduk), grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, assumes throne
2nd Year of Daniel’s Training Laborosoarchad assassinated, Nabonidus assumes throne
Nabonidus’ has son Belshazzar, whose mother is either wife or daughter of Nebuchadnezzar

2nd Year of Nebuchadnezzar’s Reign Nabonidus moves to oasis of Teima in Arabi

3rd Year of Daniel’s Training Belshazzar, presumed son of Nabonidus, begins reign as regent/king
1st Year of Belshazzar
DESTRUCTION 3rd Year
3rd Year of Belshazzar 1ST Year of Darius RESTORATION
OF of Cyrus OF
TEMPLE TEMPLE
1st
605 BC

604 BC
603 BC
602 BC

586 BC

562 BC

560 BC

556 BC

553 BC

551 BC

539 BC

538 BC

536 BC

515 BC
RETURN
FALL of
to the
BABYLON
LAND
DANIEL 2

DANIEL 7

DANIEL 8

DANIEL 10-12
DANIEL 5,9
DANIEL 1

DANIEL 3 ??

DANIEL 4 ??

DANIEL 6 ??
BABYLON MEDO-PERSIA

Evil-
Merodach Neriglassar Nabonidus

Nebuchadnezzar Belshazzar Darius / Cyrus