Hurrian dynasty
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The Hurrian dynasty was a royal lineage of Hurrian origin that provided the kings of the ancient Near Eastern kingdom of Mitanni during the mid–second millennium BCE.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mitanni aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Amarna letters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Washukanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
Hurrian religious elements in Mitanni pantheon
ⓘ
spread of Hurrian names among Mitanni elite ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole | participation in great-power diplomacy of Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic marriages with foreign royal houses
ⓘ
treaties with Hittite kings ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | mid–second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Assyrian control of Mitanni territories ⓘ |
| governance | rule through vassal kings and local governors ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Assyrian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hurrian cultural influence in Mitanni
ⓘ
ruling Mitanni ⓘ |
| language | Hurrian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| militaryRole | leadership in chariot warfare states ⓘ |
| partOf | Mitanni royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | hegemonic power in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier local dynasties in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| providedRulersFor | Kingdom of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hurrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Kingdom of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | attested in cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| status | extinct dynasty ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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