the scripture name for a king of Babylon (If. xxxix. 1. 2 Kings xx. 12.), called by profane authors Belus, or Belus, Nabonassar or Nannarbus. Baladan at first was no more than governor of Babylon; but entering into a confederacy with Arbaces governor of Media, and rebelling against Sardanapalus king of Assyria, these two generals marched against him with an army of 400,000 men, and were beat in three different battles. But the Bactrians deserting the king, and coming over to Baladan and Arbaces, the rebels attacked the enemy in the night, and made themselves masters of his camp. After this misfortune, Sardanapalus retreated to Nineveh, and left the command of his army to his brother-in-law Salamenes. The conspirators attacked Salamenes, and defeated him in two great battles; after which they laid siege to Nineveh. Sardanapalus sustained the siege for three years; but the Tigris, in the third year, overflowing its banks, beat down 20 furlongs of the walls; whereupon the conspirators entered the city and took possession of it, after Sardanapalus had burnt himself and all his most valuable effects upon a funeral pile erected for that purpose in his palace. Baladan was acknowledged king of Babylon as Arbaces was of Media. Berodach-baladan, who sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (2 Kings xx.), was the son of Baladan.