Treaty of Kadesh
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The Treaty of Kadesh is one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties in history, concluded around 1259 BCE between the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire to end their conflict over control of Syria.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty | 4 |
| Egyptian–Hittite Peace Treaty | 1 |
| Egyptian–Hittite Treaty of c. 1259 BCE | 1 |
| Kadesh Peace Treaty | 1 |
| Treaty of Kadesh canonical | 1 |
| the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734737 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Treaty of Kadesh Context triple: [Hittite Empire, notableEvent, Treaty of Kadesh]
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Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a pivotal 628 CE peace agreement between the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh of Mecca that secured a temporary truce, enabled Muslim pilgrimage, and strategically paved the way for Islam’s expansion and the later peaceful conquest of Mecca.
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Treaty of Devol
The Treaty of Devol was a 1108 agreement between Bohemond I of Antioch and Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos that made the Principality of Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire.
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Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre
The Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre was the agreement that ended the Syrian–Lebanese campaign in 1941, formalizing the cessation of hostilities between Allied and Vichy French forces in the Levant during World War II.
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Treaty of Pruth
The Treaty of Pruth was a 1711 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Russia that halted Peter the Great’s advance and forced Russia to return Azov, temporarily checking its expansion toward the Black Sea during the Great Northern War.
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Pact of Paris
The Pact of Paris is the common name for the 1928 international agreement in which signatory states renounced war as an instrument of national policy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Kadesh Target entity description: The Treaty of Kadesh is one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties in history, concluded around 1259 BCE between the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire to end their conflict over control of Syria.
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A.
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a pivotal 628 CE peace agreement between the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh of Mecca that secured a temporary truce, enabled Muslim pilgrimage, and strategically paved the way for Islam’s expansion and the later peaceful conquest of Mecca.
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B.
Treaty of Devol
The Treaty of Devol was a 1108 agreement between Bohemond I of Antioch and Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos that made the Principality of Antioch a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre
The Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre was the agreement that ended the Syrian–Lebanese campaign in 1941, formalizing the cessation of hostilities between Allied and Vichy French forces in the Levant during World War II.
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D.
Treaty of Pruth
The Treaty of Pruth was a 1711 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Russia that halted Peter the Great’s advance and forced Russia to return Azov, temporarily checking its expansion toward the Black Sea during the Great Northern War.
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E.
Pact of Paris
The Pact of Paris is the common name for the 1928 international agreement in which signatory states renounced war as an instrument of national policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Near Eastern treaty
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Egyptian treaties
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Hittite treaties ⓘ Peace treaties ⓘ |
| concludedBetween |
New Kingdom of Egypt
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surface form:
Egyptian Empire
Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| concludedInCentury | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| concludedInYear | c. 1259 BCE ⓘ |
| containsClause |
extradition of fugitives
ⓘ
mutual defense alliance ⓘ mutual non-aggression ⓘ oath before the gods of both parties ⓘ |
| EgyptianVersionInscribedOn |
Ramesseum
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temple walls at Karnak ⓘ temple walls at Luxor ⓘ |
| governsTerritory | Syria ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Treaty of Kadesh
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surface form:
Egyptian–Hittite Peace Treaty
Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
surface form:
Kadesh Peace Treaty
|
| hasSignificanceIn |
Egyptian–Hittite wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian–Hittite relations
history of diplomacy ⓘ history of international law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Late Bronze Age international system ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Levant region
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surface form:
Levant
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| HittiteVersionDiscoveredAt |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
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surface form:
Hattusa
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| HittiteVersionHeldAt |
Museum of the Ancient Orient
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surface form:
Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul
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| includesProvision |
return of political refugees
ⓘ
succession recognition for Hattusili III ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | clay tablets ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locationAssociatedWith | Kadesh ⓘ |
| modernReplicaDisplayedAt |
United Nations Headquarters
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surface form:
United Nations Headquarters, New York
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| precedes | later Greek and Roman diplomatic treaties ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
end conflict over control of Syria
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establish lasting peace between Egypt and Hatti ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
sworn before Egyptian gods
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sworn before Hittite gods ⓘ |
| resultOf | Battle of Kadesh ⓘ |
| signedByRuler |
Hattusili III
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Ramesses II ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf |
Hittite Empire
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surface form:
Hittite Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| status | survives in multiple copies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
early international diplomacy
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peaceful conflict resolution ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Kadesh Description of subject: The Treaty of Kadesh is one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties in history, concluded around 1259 BCE between the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire to end their conflict over control of Syria.
Referenced by (9)
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