Mitanni kingdom

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Bronze Age polity Hurrian state ancient kingdom

The Mitanni kingdom was a powerful Hurrian-speaking state in northern Mesopotamia and Syria during the mid–second millennium BCE, known for its chariotry, diplomacy with Egypt and the Hittites, and influence over the ancient Near East.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mitanni Kingdom 2
Mitanni kingdom canonical 2
Mitanni (as earlier regional power) 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age polity ⓘ
Hurrian state ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ
alternateName Hanigalbat ⓘ
Hanigalbat ⓘ
surface form: Hanigalbat (Hittite form)

Hanigalbat ⓘ
surface form: Hanigalbat (Hurrian–Akkadian form)

Mitanni ⓘ
Naharin ⓘ
Naharina ⓘ
capital Washukanni ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
diplomaticPartner Assyria ⓘ
Hittite Empire ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: New Kingdom Egypt
economy agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
trade ⓘ
endTime early 13th century BCE ⓘ
late 14th century BCE ⓘ
engagedIn marriage alliances with Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ
ethnicLanguage Hurrian ⓘ
surface form: Hurrian language
floruit c. 1500 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Hittite control of Syria ⓘ
Middle Assyrian Empire ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Bronze Age ⓘ
knownFor chariotry ⓘ
diplomacy with Egypt ⓘ
diplomacy with Hittites ⓘ
horse training ⓘ
influence over Syria ⓘ
influence over northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
military aristocracy ⓘ
treaties written in Akkadian ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Akkadian ⓘ
surface form: Akkadian language
languageOfRulingElite Hurrian ⓘ
surface form: Hurrian language
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form: Upper Euphrates region

Upper Habur River region ⓘ
surface form: Upper Habur region

northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ
mentionedIn Amarna letters ⓘ
Assyrian royal inscriptions ⓘ
Hittite cuneiform texts ⓘ
militaryTechnology composite bows ⓘ
light chariots ⓘ
notableRuler Artatama I (disputed) ⓘ
surface form: Artatama I

Parshatatar ⓘ
Shaushtatar ⓘ
Shuttarna II ⓘ
Tushratta ⓘ
partOf Ancient Near East ⓘ
precededBy Old Babylonian states in Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
regionType Syro-Mesopotamian state ⓘ
religion Hurrian religion ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
rulingDynasty Hurrian dynasty ⓘ
startTime mid-2nd millennium BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Late Bronze Age → overlapsWith → Mitanni kingdom ⓘ
Khabur River → associatedWith → Mitanni kingdom ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia → historicallyRuledBy → Mitanni kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mitanni Kingdom
Mitanni → alternateName → Mitanni kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mitanni Kingdom
Egyptian–Hittite wars → involved → Mitanni kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mitanni (as earlier regional power)