Egyptian–Hittite wars

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The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.

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Egyptian–Hittite relations 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Late Bronze Age conflict
series of wars
cause competition for control of Syrian city-states
struggle for dominance in the Levant
conflictBetween Hittite Empire
New Kingdom of Egypt
conflictOver Levant
linked to: Levant region

Syria
culminatedIn Battle of Kadesh
documentedBy Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions
Hittite cuneiform tablets
linked to: Hittite archives
endTime 13th century BCE
era Hittite New Kingdom
linked to: New Hittite period

New Kingdom of Egypt
hasPart Battle of Kadesh
Battle of Megiddo (c. 1479 BCE)
campaigns of Ramesses II in Syria
campaigns of Seti I in Syria
historicalSignificance key stage in balance of power in Late Bronze Age Near East
involved Amurru
Mitanni (as earlier regional power)
linked to: Mitanni kingdom

Qadesh (Kadesh)
linked to: Kadesh

Ugarit
knownFor extensive royal propaganda, especially by Ramesses II
one of the earliest recorded peace treaties in history
locatedIn Ancient Near East
Eastern Mediterranean
mainBelligerent Egypt under Ramesses II
Egypt under Seti I
Egypt under Thutmose III
Hittite Empire under Hattusili III
linked to: Hittite Empire

Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II
linked to: Hittite Empire

Hittite Empire under Suppiluliuma I
linked to: Hittite Empire
militaryTechnology bronze weapons
chariot warfare
notableCommander Hattusili III
Muwatalli II
Ramesses II
Seti I
Suppiluliuma I
notableEvent Battle of Kadesh (c. 1274 BCE)
linked to: Battle of Kadesh

signing of Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
outcome recognition of spheres of influence in the Levant
stabilization of Egyptian–Hittite frontier in Syria
partOf Late Bronze Age Near Eastern wars
resultedIn Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
startTime 14th century BCE

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Hittite Empire partOfConflict Egyptian–Hittite wars
Treaty of Kadesh hasSignificanceIn Egyptian–Hittite relations
linked to: Egyptian–Hittite wars
Battle of Kadesh partOf Egyptian–Hittite wars