Suppiluliuma I
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Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE Hittite king who greatly expanded the empire through successful military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suppiluliuma I canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| battle |
campaigns against Mitanni
ⓘ
campaigns in Syria and Canaan ⓘ |
| capital |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
|
| causeOfDeath | plague ⓘ |
| century | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| child |
Arnuwanda II
ⓘ
Mursili II ⓘ Piyassili ⓘ Telipinu (priest) ⓘ Zannanza ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Hittite (Nesite)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittites
|
| father | Tudhaliya II ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
Assyria
ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Egypt ⓘ Mitanni ⓘ Aramean kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian city-states
|
| historicalReputation | one of the greatest Hittite kings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeat of the Mitanni kingdom
ⓘ
diplomatic maneuvering with Egypt and Mitanni ⓘ establishing Hittite dominance in northern Syria ⓘ expansion of the Hittite Empire ⓘ military campaigns in Syria ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
intervention in the Egyptian succession crisis after the death of Tutankhamun
ⓘ
plague outbreak in Hatti following prisoners taken from Egypt and Syria ⓘ sending his son Zannanza to Egypt to marry an Egyptian queen (Dakhamunzu letter episode) ⓘ |
| policy |
aggressive territorial expansion
ⓘ
installation of his sons as viceroys in conquered territories ⓘ use of vassal treaties ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tudhaliya II ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1322 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1344 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Anatolian paganism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite religion
|
| residence |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
|
| source |
Hittite diplomatic correspondence
ⓘ
Hittite archives ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite royal annals
|
| spouse | Henti ⓘ |
| successor |
Arnuwanda II
ⓘ
Mursili II ⓘ |
| viceroyAppointed |
Piyassili as viceroy in Carchemish
ⓘ
a son as viceroy in Aleppo ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.