king Saustatar

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King Saustatar was a powerful 15th-century BCE ruler of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, under whom the state reached its greatest territorial and political influence in the ancient Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hurrian ruler
Mitanni king
ancient Near Eastern monarch
approximateReignEnd late 15th century BCE
approximateReignStart mid-15th century BCE
capital Washukanni
contemporaryOf Amenhotep II
Thutmose III
country Mitanni
diplomaticRelationsWith Assyria
Egypt
Hatti
era Late Bronze Age
ethnicity Hurrian
father Parshatatar
floruit 15th century BCE
knownFor expansion of Mitanni power
making Mitanni a great power in the ancient Near East
languageOfCourt Hurrian
notableEvent height of Mitanni territorial expansion
politicalRole hegemon over parts of northern Mesopotamia
politicalStatusOfRealm great power in the ancient Near East
predecessor Parshatatar
regionRuled Upper Mesopotamia
northern Syria
southeastern Anatolia
reignPeriod 15th century BCE
religion Hurrian religion
royalHouse Mitanni dynasty
sourceOfEvidence Assyrian inscriptions
Nuzi texts
cuneiform tablets
sphereOfInfluence Aleppo
Assyria
Kizzuwatna
Nuzi
successor Artatama I
title King of Mitanni

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Mitanni peakPowerUnder king Saustatar