House of Suppiluliuma

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The House of Suppiluliuma was a prominent Hittite royal dynasty founded by the powerful king Suppiluliuma I, which dominated the Hittite Empire during its later period.

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House of Suppiluliuma canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite royal dynasty
dynasty
associatedWithEvent Battle of Kadesh
associatedWithPerson Ramesses II
capital Hattusa
country Hittite Empire
dynastyOf Hattusa
endCause collapse of the Hittite Empire
endTime early 12th century BC
ethnicGroup Hittites
foundedBy Suppiluliuma I
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
hasMember Arnuwanda II
Hattusili III
Mursili II
Muwatalli II
Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma II
Tudhaliya IV
Urhi-Teshub
hasMonarch Hattusili III
Mursili II
Muwatalli II
Suppiluliuma I
Suppiluliuma II
Tudhaliya IV
inception 14th century BC
language Hittite language
namedAfter Suppiluliuma I
notableFor dominance of the Late Hittite Empire
expansion of Hittite power in Anatolia and Syria
powerBase central Anatolia
predecessor Old Hittite Kingdom
region Anatolia
religion Hittite religion
linked to: Hittite mythology
replaces Old Hittite royal line
significantPeriod Late Hittite Empire
linked to: Neo-Hittite states
timePeriod New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire
linked to: New Hittite period

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Mursili II royalHouse House of Suppiluliuma