Tushratta

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Tushratta was a 14th-century BCE king of Mitanni known for his diplomatic correspondence with Egypt and involvement in the power struggles of the Late Bronze Age Near East.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tushratta canonical 2
Tushratta (probable) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mitanni king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king ⓘ
alliedWith Egypt ⓘ
approximateReignEnd c. 1330 BCE ⓘ
approximateReignStart c. 1350 BCE ⓘ
complainedAbout insufficient gold from Egypt in his letters ⓘ
conflictWith Assyria ⓘ
Hittite Empire ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
correspondedWith Akhenaten ⓘ
Amenhotep III ⓘ
Egyptian royal court ⓘ
country Mitanni ⓘ
culture Hurrian-Mitanni culture ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian dynasty
deathCause assassination (probable) ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsWith Assyria ⓘ
Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Babylon

Egypt ⓘ
Hatti ⓘ
engagedIn dynastic marriage diplomacy with Egypt ⓘ
era Amarna period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hurrians ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
father Shuttarna II ⓘ
historicalRegion Northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
knownFor Amarna letters ⓘ
diplomatic correspondence with Egypt ⓘ
involvement in Near Eastern power politics ⓘ
languageUsed Akkadian ⓘ
notableEvent loss of Mitanni territories to Hittites and Assyrians ⓘ
politicalStatus Great King among Late Bronze Age Near Eastern powers ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mitanni ⓘ
predecessor Shuttarna II ⓘ
regionRuled Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ
religion Hurrian religion ⓘ
royalHouse Mitanni royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni dynasty
sentAsGift gold and luxury goods to Egyptian pharaohs ⓘ
statue of the goddess Šauška (Ishtar) to Egypt ⓘ
sourceOfInformation Amarna letters ⓘ
spouse unknown Egyptian princess ⓘ
successor Shattiwaza ⓘ
successorRelation Shattiwaza was likely his son or close relative ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century BCE ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ
title Great King ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mitanni kingdom → notableRuler → Tushratta ⓘ
Shuttarna II → successor → Tushratta (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Tushratta
Tushratta → name → Tushratta ⓘ
subject linked to: King Tushratta of Mitanni