Hattusili III

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Hattusili III was a powerful Hittite king of the 13th century BCE, known for stabilizing the empire, relocating the capital to Hattusa, and concluding one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties with Egypt.

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Hattusili III canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite king
ancient Near Eastern ruler
monarch
capitalRelocatedTo Hattusa
century 13th century BCE
child Kantuzzili
Massanauzzi
Tudhaliya IV
conflict Hittite–Egyptian rivalry in Syria
country Hittite Empire
deathPlace Hattusa (probable)
diplomaticActivity marriage alliances with Egypt
dynasty Hittite New Kingdom
linked to: New Hittite period
ethnicGroup Hittites
father Mursili II
governmentForm monarchy
knownFor concluding an early recorded peace treaty with Egypt
relocating the royal capital to Hattusa
stabilizing the Hittite Empire
the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
language Hittite
legacy model of royal piety and legitimacy in Hittite tradition
mother Gassulawiya
notableEvent diplomatic correspondence with Ramesses II
internal reorganization of the Hittite administration
usurpation of the throne from Mursili III
occupation king
positionHeld King of the Hittites
predecessor Mursili III
primarySources Apology of Hattusili III
Hittite royal inscriptions
cuneiform tablets from Hattusa
region Anatolia
reignEnd c. 1237 BCE
reignStart c. 1267 BCE
religion Hittite religion
residence Hattusa
sibling Muwatalli II
sphereOfInfluence Anatolia
northern Syria
spouse Puduhepa
spouseRole Puduhepa as influential queen and co-ruler
successor Tudhaliya IV
title Great King
Labarnas
linked to: Labarna
treatyWith New Kingdom Egypt
Ramesses II

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Hittite Empire peakUnder Hattusili III
Ramesses II treatyWith Hattusili III
Treaty of Kadesh signedByRuler Hattusili III
Mursili II child Hattusili III
Maathorneferure father Hattusili III