Treaty of Kadesh

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The Treaty of Kadesh is one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties in history, concluded around 1259 BCE between the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire to end their conflict over control of Syria.

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instanceOf ancient Near Eastern treaty ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
category Ancient Egyptian treaties ⓘ
Hittite treaties ⓘ
Peace treaties ⓘ
concludedBetween Egyptian Empire ⓘ
Hittite Empire ⓘ
concludedInCentury 13th century BCE ⓘ
concludedInYear c. 1259 BCE ⓘ
containsClause extradition of fugitives ⓘ
mutual defense alliance ⓘ
mutual non-aggression ⓘ
oath before the gods of both parties ⓘ
EgyptianVersionInscribedOn Ramesseum ⓘ
temple walls at Karnak ⓘ
temple walls at Luxor ⓘ
governsTerritory Syria ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Egyptian–Hittite Peace Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh

Kadesh Peace Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
hasSignificanceIn Egyptian–Hittite relations ⓘ
history of diplomacy ⓘ
history of international law ⓘ
historicalContext Late Bronze Age international system ⓘ
historicalRegion Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
HittiteVersionDiscoveredAt Hattusa ⓘ
HittiteVersionHeldAt Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul ⓘ
includesProvision return of political refugees ⓘ
succession recognition for Hattusili III ⓘ
inscribedOn clay tablets ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
locationAssociatedWith Kadesh ⓘ
modernReplicaDisplayedAt United Nations Headquarters, New York ⓘ
precedes later Greek and Roman diplomatic treaties ⓘ
primaryPurpose end conflict over control of Syria ⓘ
establish lasting peace between Egypt and Hatti ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the earliest known recorded peace treaties ⓘ
religiousContext sworn before Egyptian gods ⓘ
sworn before Hittite gods ⓘ
resultOf Battle of Kadesh ⓘ
signedByRuler Hattusili III ⓘ
Ramesses II ⓘ
signedOnBehalfOf Hittite Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Hittite Empire

New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
status survives in multiple copies ⓘ
symbolizes early international diplomacy ⓘ
peaceful conflict resolution ⓘ
writtenInScript cuneiform ⓘ

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Hittite Empire → notableEvent → Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt → importantEvent → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Treaty of Kadesh → hasAlternativeName → Kadesh Peace Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
Treaty of Kadesh → hasAlternativeName → Egyptian–Hittite Peace Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
Egyptian–Hittite wars → resultedIn → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
Battle of Kadesh → followedBy → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Battle of Kadesh → followedBy → Egyptian–Hittite Treaty of c. 1259 BCE ⓘ
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Hattusili III → knownFor → the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Maathorneferure → associatedWithTreaty → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Kadesh Treaty tablet → hasTitle → Kadesh Treaty ⓘ
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King of the Hittites → associatedWith → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
Egypt under Ramesses II → treaty → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Hittites → knownFor → Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
subject linked to: Hittite
Hittites → treaty → Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
subject linked to: Hittite
Hittite kings → famousTreaty → Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
Hittites → treaty → Egypt–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
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Apology of Hattusili III → relatedWork → Treaty of Kadesh ⓘ
Great King of Hatti → associatedWithTreaty → Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh