Egyptian–Hittite wars

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The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.

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Egyptian–Hittite relations 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Late Bronze Age conflict
series of wars
cause competition for control of Syrian city-states
struggle for dominance in the Levant
conflictBetween Hittite Empire
New Kingdom of Egypt
conflictOver Levant region
surface form: Levant

Syria
culminatedIn Battle of Kadesh
documentedBy Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions
Hittite archives
surface form: Hittite cuneiform tablets
endTime 13th century BCE
era New Hittite period
surface form: Hittite New Kingdom

New Kingdom of Egypt
hasPart Battle of Kadesh
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
surface form: Battle of Megiddo (c. 1479 BCE)

campaigns of Ramesses II in Syria
campaigns of Seti I in Syria
historicalSignificance key stage in balance of power in Late Bronze Age Near East
involved Amurru
Mitanni kingdom
surface form: Mitanni (as earlier regional power)

Kadesh
surface form: Qadesh (Kadesh)

Ugarit
knownFor extensive royal propaganda, especially by Ramesses II
one of the earliest recorded peace treaties in history
locatedIn Ancient Near East
Eastern Mediterranean
mainBelligerent Egypt under Ramesses II
Egypt under Seti I
New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Egypt under Thutmose III

Hittite Empire
surface form: Hittite Empire under Hattusili III

Hittite Empire
surface form: Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II

Hittite Empire
surface form: Hittite Empire under Suppiluliuma I
militaryTechnology bronze weapons
chariot warfare
notableCommander Hattusili III
Muwatalli II
Ramesses II
Seti I
Suppiluliuma I
notableEvent Battle of Kadesh
surface form: Battle of Kadesh (c. 1274 BCE)

signing of Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
outcome recognition of spheres of influence in the Levant
stabilization of Egyptian–Hittite frontier in Syria
partOf Late Bronze Age Near Eastern wars
resultedIn Treaty of Kadesh
surface form: Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
startTime 14th century BCE

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Hittite Empire partOfConflict Egyptian–Hittite wars
Treaty of Kadesh hasSignificanceIn Egyptian–Hittite wars
this entity surface form: Egyptian–Hittite relations
Battle of Kadesh partOf Egyptian–Hittite wars