king Saustatar
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King Saustatar was a powerful 15th-century BCE ruler of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, under whom the state reached its greatest territorial and political influence in the ancient Near East.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saustatar | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hurrian ruler
ⓘ
Mitanni king ⓘ ancient Near Eastern monarch ⓘ |
| approximateReignEnd | late 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateReignStart | mid-15th century BCE ⓘ |
| capital | Washukanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Amenhotep II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thutmose III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelationsWith |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Parshatatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Mitanni power
ⓘ
making Mitanni a great power in the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Hurrian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | height of Mitanni territorial expansion ⓘ |
| politicalRole | hegemon over parts of northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfRealm | great power in the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| predecessor | Parshatatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hurrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Mitanni dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfEvidence |
Assyrian inscriptions
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Nuzi texts NERFINISHED ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
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Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizzuwatna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Artatama I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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