Hittite
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The Hittite were an ancient Anatolian people who established a powerful Bronze Age empire centered in Hattusa, known for their advanced legal system, early use of iron, and conflicts with Egypt.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hittites | 0 |
| Hittite language | 4 |
| Hittite civilization | 2 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anatolian people
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ancient people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Alaca Höyük
NERFINISHED
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Boğazköy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Hattusa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hattusha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline | Bronze Age collapse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Ancient Near East
NERFINISHED
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Syro-Anatolian states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-European peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fall | around 1200 BCE ⓘ |
| governmentType |
centralized kingdom
ⓘ
empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Kadesh
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Treaty of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ advanced legal system ⓘ conflicts with Egypt ⓘ early use of iron ⓘ powerful Bronze Age empire ⓘ treaties and diplomacy ⓘ |
| language | Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Anatolian branch of Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Hittite laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystemFeature |
compensation over capital punishment
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relatively mild penalties ⓘ |
| mainTerritory | Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBattle | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountryTerritory | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Hattusili I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursili I NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursili II NERFINISHED ⓘ Suppiluliuma I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudhaliya IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon |
God Teshub
NERFINISHED
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Goddess Hepat NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm-god Tarhunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun-goddess of Arinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peak | Hittite New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion ⓘ |
| rise | Old Hittite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Neo-Hittite states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology |
chariot warfare
ⓘ
ironworking ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 17th century BCE to c. 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Great King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Luwian hieroglyphs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Hittite civilization
subject surface form:
Great Temple (Hattusa)
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Hittite civilization
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Hittite language
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Hittite language
this entity surface form:
Hittite language
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Hittite language