King Tushratta of Mitanni
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King Tushratta of Mitanni was a 14th-century BCE ruler of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, known for his extensive diplomatic correspondence and alliance-building with major Near Eastern powers such as Egypt and the Hittites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tushratta | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hurrian ruler
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Mitanni king ⓘ ancient Near Eastern ruler ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateReignEnd | c. 1330 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateReignStart | c. 1350 BCE ⓘ |
| capital | Washukanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suppiluliuma I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Suppiluliuma I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Akhenaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian court NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination (probable) ⓘ |
| diplomaticGoal | maintaining balance of power between Egypt and Hatti ⓘ |
| diplomaticInstrument | royal marriage alliances ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Shuttarna II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliance-building
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diplomatic correspondence ⓘ relations with Egypt ⓘ relations with Hittites ⓘ |
| languageOfCorrespondence | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Amarna letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Tushratta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Great King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shuttarna II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignedOver | Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignInCenturyBCE | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hurrian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentAsGift | statue of the goddess Shaushka to Egypt ⓘ |
| sourceOfLetters | Amarna letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Juni (Kilu-Hepa / Juni, queen of Mitanni) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Shattiwaza with Hittite support ⓘ |
| successor | Shattiwaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialLossesTo | Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | king of Mitanni ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Shaushka
NERFINISHED
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Teshub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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