Hittite king Mursili I
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Hittite king Mursili I was a 16th-century BCE ruler best known for leading the Hittites in a decisive campaign that sacked Babylon and reshaped the political landscape of the ancient Near East.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mursili I | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite king
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mursilis I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muršili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBabylonCampaign | late 17th or early 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| capital | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century BCE ⓘ |
| civilization | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfReign |
expansion of Hittite influence into Syria
ⓘ
temporary Hittite dominance over parts of northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathManner | palace coup ⓘ |
| dynasty | Old Hittite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Old Hittite Kingdom period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading a campaign that sacked Babylon
ⓘ
long-distance military campaigns ⓘ reshaping the political landscape of the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| language | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
his Babylon campaign is a key chronological anchor in Near Eastern history
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remembered as one of the earliest expansionist Hittite kings ⓘ |
| militaryAchievement | capture and sack of Babylon ⓘ |
| militaryAction | campaign against Babylon ⓘ |
| name | Mursili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sack of Babylon ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
destabilization of Babylonian hegemony
ⓘ
shift in balance of power in the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hattusili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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central Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1590 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1620 BCE ⓘ |
| relative | Hattusili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign |
end of the First Babylonian Dynasty
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power vacuum in southern Mesopotamia ⓘ weakening of Babylonian power ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Hittite royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Hittite royal annals
NERFINISHED
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later Mesopotamian king lists ⓘ |
| successor | Hantili I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStateAffected | Old Babylonian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | extension of Hittite control into northern Syria ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mursili I