Total Jewish control of Jerusalem

[Lw_1183]

Hi, can someone please tell me the total number of years Jerusalem has been under Jewish control? I don't seek an exact figure in years, but something at least rounded off to the nearest century.

Please also state sources backing up any answers, thanks.

[Clanad]

Essentially, since the 1967 war... problem is, Jerusalem isn't well defined as to size. It's estimated that Israel controls roughly 90% of Yirushalym today...

[kempie]

I believe Lw_1183 is also interested in the period before the existence of the State of Israel...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jerusa lem

[Lw_1183]

By my calculations it seems to be roughly 600 years, if you take into account Kingdom of Judah/Kingdom of Israel, Hasmonean Kingdom and Herodian Kingdom.

Can someone confirm or deny this?

[kempie]

Allowing for Clanad's caveat, I concur with a figure of 6 centuries for Jewish nominal control of Jerusalem:

Jebusites
David and Solomon (1010-931 BCE) ~ 79 years
Judah (931-597 BCE) ~ 334 years
Babylonians
Persians
Macabees (164-63 BCE) ~ 101 years
Romans
Zealots (66-70CE) ~ 4 years
Romans
Muslims
Crusaders-Muslims-Crusaders-Muslims
Ottoman
British
State of Israel (1967 to date) ~ 41 years