Tudhaliya IV

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Tudhaliya IV was a late 13th-century BCE Hittite king known for his extensive building projects, religious reforms, and efforts to maintain the empire amid growing internal and external pressures.

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Tudhaliya IV canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite king
human
monarch
associatedWith Yazilikaya relief procession of gods
attempted to maintain control over western Anatolia
to stabilize frontiers against Assyria
burialPlace Hattusa (probable)
centuryOfActivity 13th century BCE
commissioned rock sanctuary reliefs at Yazilikaya
conflict Ahhiyawa
Assyria
Kaska
Tarhuntassa
country Hittite Empire
dynasty Hittite New Kingdom
linked to: New Hittite period
era Late Bronze Age
ethnicGroup Hittites
father Hattusili III
implemented dam construction in central Anatolia
water reservoir projects near Hattusa
knownFor efforts to maintain the Hittite Empire under internal and external pressure
extensive building projects
large-scale water management works
religious reforms
reorganization of the Hittite pantheon
sanctuary construction at Yazilikaya
language Hittite
linked to: Hittite language
mother Puduhepa
notableProject construction at the sacred city of Nerik
expansion of cult sites in central Anatolia
rebuilding and embellishment of Hattusa
patronOf sanctuary of Yazilikaya
performed religious reforms in favor of the Storm-god of Nerik
policy centralization of royal cult
strengthening of royal authority through religion
positionHeld Great King of Hatti
predecessor Hattusili III
reignEnd c. 1209 BCE
reignStart c. 1237 BCE
relative Arnuwanda III
Tudhaliya the Younger (prince)
religion Hittite religion
linked to: Hittite mythology
residence Hattusa
signedTreatyWith Kurunta of Tarhuntassa
linked to: Kurunta

Shaushgamuwa of Amurru
sourceOfInformation Hittite cuneiform tablets
linked to: Hittite archives

inscriptions at Yazilikaya
spouse Nikalmati
linked to: Nikkalmati
successor Arnuwanda III
title Great King
Labarna

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Hattusili III child Tudhaliya IV
Hattusili III successor Tudhaliya IV
Suppiluliuma II predecessor Tudhaliya IV
Maathorneferure relative Tudhaliya IV
House of Suppiluliuma hasMember Tudhaliya IV
House of Suppiluliuma hasMonarch Tudhaliya IV
New Hittite period hasRuler Tudhaliya IV
Hittites notableRuler Tudhaliya IV
subject linked to: Hittite
Hittite kings notableKing Tudhaliya IV
Hittites notableRuler Tudhaliya IV
Puduhepa motherOf Tudhaliya IV
Suppiluliuma II predecessor Tudhaliya IV
subject linked to: Suppiluliuma
Suppiluliuma II father Tudhaliya IV
subject linked to: Suppiluliuma