Hittite king Suppiluliuma I

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Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.

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Hittite king Suppiluliuma I canonical 2
reign of Suppiluliuma I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite king
ancient Near Eastern ruler
blamedForSonDeath Egyptians
campaignAgainst Carchemish (in context of Mitanni conflict)
Egyptian vassal states in Syria
Kadesh
Mitanni
capital Hattusa
child Arnuwanda II
Mursili II
Piyassili (Šarri-Kušuḫ)
linked to: Piyassili

Telipinu (priest of Kizzuwatna)
linked to: Telipinu (priest)
conquered large parts of northern Syria
deathApproximateDate early 14th century BCE
deathCause plague
dynasty Hittite New Kingdom
linked to: New Hittite period
era Late Bronze Age
expandedEmpireTo Euphrates River
linked to: Euphrates

Upper Mesopotamia
father Tudhaliya II
historicalSignificance founder of Hittite imperial greatness in the New Kingdom period
installedVassal Šattiwaza of Mitanni
involvedInEvent Dakhamunzu affair
kingdom Hittite Empire
knownFor diplomatic maneuvering in the ancient Near East
making the Hittite Empire a major power in the Near East
military expansion of the Hittite Empire
languageOfInscriptions Hittite
linked to: Hittite (Nesite)
mother Queen Daduhepa
name Suppiluliuma I
plagueLikelyOrigin Egyptian prisoners of war
predecessor Tudhaliya II
receivedLetterFrom Egyptian queen (Dakhamunzu, likely Ankhesenamun)
linked to: Ankhesenamun
regionRuled Anatolia
Upper Mesopotamia
northern Syria
reignApproximateDates c. 1344–1322 BCE
c. 1350–1322 BCE
reignCentury 14th century BCE
religion Hittite polytheism
retaliatedAgainst Egyptian vassal states in Syria after Zannanza’s death
rival Egyptian New Kingdom
sentSon Zannanza
sonMissionPurpose to marry Egyptian queen and become king of Egypt
sonZannanzaFate died en route to Egypt under unclear circumstances
sourceMention Hittite annals
linked to: Hittite archives
spouse Henti
Tawananna (Hittite queen, later wife)
successor Arnuwanda II
title Great King
Labarna (royal title)
treatyWith Šattiwaza of Mitanni

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Mitanni conflictWith Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Kizzuwatna signedTreatyWith Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
subject linked to: Kizzuwatna (at times)
Tudhaliya II successorEra reign of Suppiluliuma I
linked to: Hittite king Suppiluliuma I