Timeline From Isaiah to Nehemiah

I have been looking at messianic prophecies a lot recently, and struggling to keep straight what happened when. This timeline is centred on the Babylonian Captivity (bold below), but goes some way either side. Dates are obvious approximate, some more than others.

740 BCE Start of Isaiah's ministry
738 BCE Israel forced to pay heavy tribute to Neo-Assyrian Empire
720 BCE Fall of Israel (Northern Kingdom) to Neo-Assyrian Empire after three years siege, triggered by Israel failing to pay tribute
686 BCE End of Isaiah's ministry
626 BCE Start of Jeremiah's ministry
609 BCE Death of Josiah, entire reign of Jehoahaz for 3 months, but taken captive by Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II, Jehoiakim (Jehoahaz's elder brother) becomes king
605 BCE Began giving tribute to Nebuchadnezzar (whose reign began this year), instead of Egypt, and gave some hostages too
601 BCE Babylonian invasion of Egypt fails, Jehoiakim switches allience back to Egypt
600 BCE Jehoiachin revolts against Babylon
598 BCE Raiders kill Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin becomes king
597 BCE Nebuchadnezzar captures Jerusalem, Jehoiachin loses throne, deported to Babylon (first deportation) (reigned 3 months), Zedekiah (Jehoiachin uncle) made puppet king by Nebuchadnezzar, second deportation, 16 March 597
597 BCE Zedekiah made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
594 BCE Anti-Babylonian conspiracy
589 BCE Siege of Jerusalem (responding to Zedekiah revolting, and allying with Egypt again)
587 BCE End of seige, fall of Jerusalem; Solomon's Temple destroyed, elite deported to Babylon (second or third deportation?)587 BCE End of Jeremiah's ministry
583 BCE Gedaliah the Babylonian-appointed governor of Yehud Province assassinated, many Jews flee to Egypt and a possible fourth deportation to Babylon
562 BCE Release of Jehoiachin after 37 years in a Babylonian prison.[30] He remains in Babylon
539 BCE Persians conquer Babylon (October)
538 BCE Decree of Cyrus allows Jews to return to Jerusalem530 BCE Cambyses becomes king
522 BCE Darius becomes king
520–515 BCE Return by many Jews to Yehud under Zerubbabel and Joshua the High Priest, foundations of Second Temple laid
520 BCE Haggai around
518 BCE Zechariah 1-8 written
458 Ezra arrives
445 Nehemiah arrives

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