Hittite Empire

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The Hittite Empire was a powerful ancient Near Eastern civilization centered in Anatolia that flourished in the second millennium BCE and rivaled Egypt and Mesopotamia in political and military strength.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age civilization
ancient Near Eastern state
ancient empire
alternateName Hittite Empire
surface form: Hittite Kingdom

Hittite Empire
surface form: Kingdom of Hatti
archaeologicalSite Boğazköy
capital Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusa

Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusha
collapsedDuring Late Bronze Age collapse
continent Asia
currency silver-based economy
endTime c. 1180 BCE
era Bronze Age
ethnicGroup Hittite Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hittites

Luwians
flourished 2nd millennium BCE
governmentType monarchy
influenced Anatolian cultures
Luwian polities
surface form: Neo-Hittite states
inscriptionsFoundAt Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusa
knownFor chariot warfare
diplomatic treaties
ironworking
legal codes
syncretic pantheon
language Hittite (Nesite)
surface form: Hittite language
lastGreatKing Suppiluliuma II
legalSystem Hittite laws
locatedIn Anatolia
Asia Minor
Ancient Near East
surface form: Near East
majorCity Aleppo
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
surface form: Hattusa

Karkemish
Tarhuntassa
namedAfter Hittite (Nesite)
surface form: Hittites
notableEvent Battle of Kadesh
Treaty of Kadesh
pantheonIncludes Baal
surface form: Storm god Tarhunt

Sun goddess of Arinna
partOf Ancient Mediterranean world
surface form: Ancient Near East
partOfConflict Egyptian–Hittite wars
peakUnder Hattusili III
Mursili II
Suppiluliuma I
predecessor Hittite Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Hittite Kingdom
region Central Anatolia Region
surface form: Central Anatolia
religion Hittite religion
rival Assyria
Babylon
surface form: Babylonia

Mitanni
New Kingdom of Egypt
startTime c. 17th century BCE
successor Luwian polities
surface form: Neo-Hittite states

Luwian polities
surface form: Syro-Hittite states
treatyWith New Kingdom of Egypt
writingSystem Luwian hieroglyphs
cuneiform

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Egyptian–Hittite wars mainBelligerent Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite Empire under Suppiluliuma I
Egyptian–Hittite wars mainBelligerent Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II
Egyptian–Hittite wars mainBelligerent Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite Empire under Hattusili III
Palaite culturalContext Hittite Empire
Hittite archives usedBy Hittite Empire
Hittite archives chronologicalRange Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Old Hittite Kingdom
northern Syria historicallyRuledBy Hittite Empire
subject surface form: Northern Syria
Melid region culture Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite culture
Melid region influencedBy Hittite Empire
Melid region predecessorCulture Hittite Empire
Luwians closelyRelatedTo Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittites
Luwians culturallyRelatedTo Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittites
Luwians playedRoleIn Hittite Empire
Nesite spokenInPast Hittite Empire
Upper City capitalOfWhichEmpire Hittite Empire
Great Temple civilization Hittite Empire
subject surface form: Great Temple (Hattusa)
this entity surface form: Hittites
Lion Gate civilization Hittite Empire
subject surface form: Lion Gate (Hattusa)
King’s Gate builtBy Hittite Empire
Sphinx Gate civilization Hittite Empire
Sphinx Gate countryAtTimeOfUse Hittite Empire
Yerkapı rampart civilization Hittite Empire
Karkemish controlledBy Hittite Empire
Ancient Near East importantEmpires Hittite Empire
Lower City civilization Hittite Empire
Lower City capitalOf Hittite Empire
Hatti followedBy Hittite Empire
Hatti absorbedBy Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite state
Hittite royal court partOf Hittite Empire
Hittite royal court country Hittite Empire
Neo-Hittite states followed Hittite Empire
Boğazköy associatedWith Hittite Empire
Boğazköy wasCapitalOf Hittite Empire
Syro-Anatolian region precededBy Hittite Empire
Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I foreignRelations Hittite Empire
subject surface form: Ashur-uballit I
Battle of Kadesh belligerent Hittite Empire
Tarhuntassa partOf Hittite Empire
Hattusili III country Hittite Empire
Suppiluliuma II countryRuled Hittite Empire
Suppiluliuma II dynasty Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: New Kingdom of Hatti
Çorum Province wasCapitalOf Hittite Empire
subject surface form: Hattusa
Çorum Province hasHeritage Hittite Empire
this entity surface form: Hittite civilization
Ḫarrānu governedBy Hittite Empire
Halab wasRuledBy Hittite Empire
Anatolian paganism associatedWith Hittite Empire
Mitanni kingdom diplomaticPartner Hittite Empire
Maathorneferure countryOfOrigin Hittite Empire
Cilician Gates usedBy Hittite Empire