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Suppiluliuma I

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Suppiluliuma I (reigned c. 1344-1322 BCE) was a king of the Hittite Empire in Anatolia who transformed the Hittite state into one of the dominant powers of the ancient Near East. Through a combination of military campaigns and diplomatic marriages, he brought the rival kingdom of Mitanni to its knees, extended Hittite control into northern Syria, and established a network of vassal states ruled by his own sons. His reign is also notable for a famous episode preserved in Hittite records in which an unnamed Egyptian queen, widely identified with Ankhesenamun, widow of Tutankhamun, requested one of his sons in marriage to become pharaoh, an offer that ended in the prince's murder before he could take the throne.

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Death Year
1322 BCE 1
Negative value records 1322 BC per this atlas's BCE-year convention (confirmed live against other BCE figures such as hammurabi, cyrus-the-great). Died of a plague brought back to Hattusa by Egyptian prisoners of war, taken after the campaign launched in response to the killing of his son Zannanza.
Role
King of the Hittite Empire, reigned circa 1350 to 1322 BC. 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
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The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World, Eras
Source Šuppiluliuma I (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Suppiluliuma I
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  • Lead sentence
    Suppiluliuma I (died c. 1322 BC), also Suppiluliuma or Suppiluliumas, was an ancient Hittite king (r. c. 1350-1322 BC).
  • Suppiluliuma I: Gender
    Through a combination of military campaigns and diplomatic marriages, he brought the rival kingdom of Mitanni to its knees, extended Hittite control into northern Syria, and established a network of vassal states ruled by his own sons.
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Wikidata: Suppiluliuma I
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Šuppiluliuma I (Wikipedia)
In Era: The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World, Lead
Quote, In Era: The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World, Lead
Šuppiluliuma I (died c. 1322 BC), also Suppiluliuma () or Suppiluliumas (), was an ancient Hittite king (r. c. 1350-1322 BC).
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