Mitanni

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Mitanni was a powerful Hurrian-speaking kingdom of the Late Bronze Age in northern Mesopotamia and Syria, known for its chariotry, diplomacy, and rivalry with contemporary great powers such as Egypt and the Hittites.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mitanni canonical 49
Mitanni royal court 2
Mitanni (probable) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hurrian state ⓘ
Late Bronze Age polity ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ
alternateName Hanigalbat ⓘ
Hanigalbat (in Assyrian sources) ⓘ
Mitanni Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni kingdom
archaeologicalSites Tell Fekheriye region (proposed for Washukanni) ⓘ
capital Washukanni ⓘ
conflictWith Assyria under Ashur-uballit I ⓘ
linked to: Assyria

Hittite king Suppiluliuma I ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coreRegion Upper Euphrates region ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

Upper Habur River region ⓘ
diplomaticRelations Hittite Empire ⓘ
Kassite Babylonia ⓘ
linked to: Kassite period

Middle Assyrian Kingdom ⓘ
New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
engagedIn balance-of-power politics ⓘ
dynastic marriages with Egypt ⓘ
era Late Bronze Age ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hurrians ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
floruit c. 1500–1300 BCE ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
knownFor chariotry ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
horse training ⓘ
international treaties ⓘ
rivalry with Egypt ⓘ
rivalry with Hittites ⓘ
language Hurrian language ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
locatedIn northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ
mentionedIn Amarna letters ⓘ
Hittite cuneiform texts ⓘ
militaryStrength chariot corps ⓘ
notableFor early use of Indo-Aryan deity names in treaties ⓘ
partOf Ancient Near East ⓘ
peakPowerUnder king Saustatar ⓘ
predecessor Old Babylonian states in Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion Hurrian religion ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
royalTitle “king of the Hurrians” ⓘ
rulingElite Indo-Aryan-influenced warrior aristocracy ⓘ
successor Assyrian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Assyria

Hittite Empire ⓘ
vassalStates Kizzuwatna (at times) ⓘ
Syrian city-states ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (55)

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

Hittite Empire → rival → Mitanni ⓘ
Hurrian → spokenIn → Mitanni ⓘ
Hurrian → usedIn → Mitanni royal court ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Ashur → laterControlledBy → Mitanni ⓘ
Karkemish → controlledBy → Mitanni ⓘ
Ashur-uballit I → foreignRelations → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: Assyrian king Ashur-uballit I
Tadukhipa → culture → Mitanni ⓘ
Tell Barri → culture → Mitanni period ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Tell Barri → hasEvidenceOf → Mitanni administration ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Qatna → laterControlledBy → Mitanni ⓘ
Alalakh → vassalOf → Mitanni ⓘ
Washukanni → capitalOf → Mitanni ⓘ
Hurrian religion → coreCity → Mitanni ⓘ
Hanigalbat → referredToAs → Mitanni ⓘ
Hanigalbat → refersTo → Mitanni ⓘ
Kizzuwatna → underInfluenceOf → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: Kizzuwatna (at times)
Kizzuwatna → vassalOf → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: Kizzuwatna (at times)
Suppiluliuma I → campaignAgainst → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: Hittite king Suppiluliuma I
Saustatar → country → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: king Saustatar
Tell Fekheriye region → associatedWithKingdom → Mitanni ⓘ
Emar → politicallyInfluencedBy → Mitanni ⓘ
Tudhaliya II → conflictsWith → Mitanni ⓘ
Gilukhepa → culture → Mitannian ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Hittites → conflictWith → Mitanni ⓘ
subject linked to: Hittite
Hittites → enemy → Mitanni ⓘ
Ashur-uballit I → weakened → Mitanni ⓘ
Arrapha → subjugatedBy → Mitanni ⓘ
King of Kadesh → alliedWith → Mitanni (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Naharin → alsoKnownAs → Mitanni ⓘ
Hurrian dynasty → partOf → Mitanni royal court ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
Parshatatar → country → Mitanni ⓘ
Shaushtatar → realm → Mitanni ⓘ