Hittite kings
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Hittite kings were the monarchs of the ancient Hittite civilization in Anatolia, wielding both political and religious authority over their empire.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hittite royal family | 1 |
| Hittite royal family of Hattusa | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite civilization
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ religious leader ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Storm-god Tarhunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sun-goddess of Arinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Indo-European NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticPrinciple | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| earliestAttestedKing | Hattusili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with Assyria
ⓘ
diplomacy with Babylon ⓘ diplomacy with Egypt ⓘ diplomacy with Mitanni ⓘ |
| famousTreaty | Treaty of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedDocument | Edict of Telepinu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Hittite annals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ international treaties ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy |
divine sanction
ⓘ
oaths and treaties ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Hattusili I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ Mursili I NERFINISHED ⓘ Muwatalli II NERFINISHED ⓘ Suppiluliuma I NERFINISHED ⓘ Telepinu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudhaliya IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
tribute system
ⓘ
vassal kingdoms ⓘ |
| powerType |
political authority
ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
chief judge
ⓘ
chief priest ⓘ law giver ⓘ supreme military commander ⓘ |
| successionPractice |
occasional usurpation
ⓘ
patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 17th century BCE to 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| title |
Great King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labarna NERFINISHED ⓘ My Sun ⓘ Tabarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Bronze Age Anatolia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hittite royal family
this entity surface form:
Hittite royal family of Hattusa