Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
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Hittite king Suppiluliuma I was a powerful 14th-century BCE ruler who greatly expanded the Hittite Empire through military campaigns and diplomatic maneuvering, making it a dominant power in the ancient Near East.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suppiluliuma I | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ |
| blamedForSonDeath | Egyptians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignAgainst |
Carchemish (in context of Mitanni conflict)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian vassal states in Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Arnuwanda II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mursili II NERFINISHED ⓘ Piyassili (Šarri-Kušuḫ) NERFINISHED ⓘ Telipinu (priest of Kizzuwatna) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquered | large parts of northern Syria ⓘ |
| deathApproximateDate | early 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| deathCause | plague ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hittite New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| expandedEmpireTo |
Euphrates River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tudhaliya II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | founder of Hittite imperial greatness in the New Kingdom period ⓘ |
| installedVassal | Šattiwaza of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Dakhamunzu affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic maneuvering in the ancient Near East
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making the Hittite Empire a major power in the Near East ⓘ military expansion of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Queen Daduhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Suppiluliuma I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plagueLikelyOrigin | Egyptian prisoners of war ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tudhaliya II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedLetterFrom | Egyptian queen (Dakhamunzu, likely Ankhesenamun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignApproximateDates |
c. 1344–1322 BCE
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c. 1350–1322 BCE ⓘ |
| reignCentury | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite polytheism ⓘ |
| retaliatedAgainst | Egyptian vassal states in Syria after Zannanza’s death ⓘ |
| rival | Egyptian New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentSon | Zannanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sonMissionPurpose | to marry Egyptian queen and become king of Egypt ⓘ |
| sonZannanzaFate | died en route to Egypt under unclear circumstances ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Hittite annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Henti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tawananna (Hittite queen, later wife) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Arnuwanda II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
ⓘ
Labarna (royal title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyWith | Šattiwaza of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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