Suppiluliuma II

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Suppiluliuma II was the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire, presiding over its decline and collapse at the end of the Late Bronze Age.

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Suppiluliuma II canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite king
ancient Near Eastern ruler
monarch
associatedWith Late Bronze Age collapse
surface form: Late Bronze Age collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean

destruction and abandonment of Hattusa
attestedIn Hittite archives
surface form: Boghazkoy archives

inscriptions at Hattusa
inscriptions at Ugarit (indirectly, via references to Hatti)
capital Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusa
conflict campaigns in western Anatolia
naval war against Alashiya (Cyprus)
contemporaryEvents Sea Peoples incursions in Eastern Mediterranean
collapse of several Late Bronze Age states
countryRuled Hittite Empire
deathPlace probably Hattusa or central Anatolia
dynasty Hittite Empire
surface form: New Kingdom of Hatti
era 13th–12th century BCE Near East
ethnicGroup Hittites
father probably Tudhaliya IV
givenName Suppiluliuma
historicalStatus last securely attested Hittite king
historicalUncertainty circumstances of death unknown
exact dates of reign unknown
inscriptionReports military operations in Tarhuntassa region
victory over Alashiya
knownFor being the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire
reign during the decline and collapse of the Hittite state
knownFrom Hittite cuneiform inscriptions
hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions
language Hittite
surface form: Hittite language
legacy marks the end of the centralized Hittite kingdom
transition to Neo-Hittite successor states in Syria and Anatolia
notableAs last known Great King of the Hittite Empire
positionHeld Great King of Hatti
King of the Hittite Empire
predecessor Tudhaliya IV
regionRuled Anatolia
northern Syria
reignEnd circa early 12th century BCE
reignStart circa late 13th century BCE
religion Anatolian paganism
surface form: Hittite religion
royalHouse Hittite kings
surface form: Hittite royal family of Hattusa
successor none known
timePeriod Late Bronze Age
title Great King
Labarna

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Description of subject: Suppiluliuma II was the final major ruler of the Hittite Empire, presiding over its decline and collapse at the end of the Late Bronze Age.

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Hittite Empire lastGreatKing Suppiluliuma II