King of Kadesh

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The King of Kadesh was a Canaanite ruler who led a coalition of city-states against Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th-century BCE Battle of Megiddo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canaanite ruler
ancient Near Eastern ruler
historical person
alliedWith Canaanite city-states NERFINISHED
Mitanni (probable) NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Kadesh on the Orontes (probable identification) NERFINISHED
commanded coalition army at Megiddo
conflict Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE) NERFINISHED
country Kadesh NERFINISHED
culture Canaanite culture NERFINISHED
describedAs leader of a large coalition of northern Syrian and Canaanite cities
describedIn Annals of Thutmose III at Karnak NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Canaanites NERFINISHED
floruit circa 15th century BCE
historicalStatus name unknown
historicalUncertainty personal name not preserved in surviving sources
knownFor being principal enemy commander at the Battle of Megiddo
leading a coalition of Canaanite city-states against Egypt
language Northwest Semitic language (probable)
locatedInTime Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED
militaryRank supreme commander of coalition forces at Megiddo
notableWork leadership of coalition against Thutmose III
opponent New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED
Thutmose III NERFINISHED
opposedBy Pharaoh Thutmose III NERFINISHED
opposedTerritorialControlOf Egyptian domination of Canaan and Syria
partOf Canaanite city-state system
politicalAlignment anti-Egyptian coalition NERFINISHED
positionHeld ruler of Kadesh
region Levant NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
religion Canaanite religion NERFINISHED
residence Kadesh NERFINISHED
role coalition leader
sourceType Egyptian royal inscriptions NERFINISHED
successorConflict later Egyptian campaigns in Syria-Canaan
timePeriod 15th century BCE

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