Amorite dynasty of Yamkhad
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The Amorite dynasty of Yamkhad was a powerful Bronze Age royal house that ruled the Syrian city-state of Aleppo and became a major political and military force in northern Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amorite dynasty of Yamkhad canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite dynasty
ⓘ
Bronze Age polity ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Aleppo ⓘ |
| centerOf |
Kingdom of Yamkhad
ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of Yamkhad
|
| collapseCause | Hittite conquest ⓘ |
| country | Yamkhad ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | northern Syrian city‑states ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Amorites
ⓘ
surface form:
Amorite cultural sphere
|
| destroyedBy |
Hittite king Mursili I
ⓘ
surface form:
Mursili I
|
| endTime | 16th century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Amorites ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Sumu‑epuh ⓘ |
| floruit | Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
alliance with Mari
ⓘ
relations with Babylon ⓘ rivalry with Hittite Old Kingdom ⓘ rivalry with Kingdom of Qatna ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Bronze Age II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key power in Bronze Age balance of power in the Levant ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Hittite texts
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets from Alalakh ⓘ cuneiform tablets from Mari ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aleppo
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ northern Syria ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Hadad
ⓘ
Baal ⓘ
surface form:
Storm-god of Aleppo
|
| militaryRole | major military power in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abba‑el I
ⓘ
Hammurabi I of Yamkhad ⓘ Niqmepa ⓘ Yarim‑Lim I ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
hegemonic kingdom in northern Syria
ⓘ
major regional power ⓘ |
| predecessor | local rulers of Aleppo ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Syro‑Mesopotamia
|
| religion |
West Semitic polytheism
ⓘ
ancient Syrian religion ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century BC ⓘ |
| successor | Hittite control of Aleppo ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Aleppo Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleppo region
Euphrates valley cities ⓘ parts of northern Syria ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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