Muwatalli II was a king of the New kingdom of the Hittite empire (1295–1272 BC). The eldest surviving son of Mursili II, he is best known as the Hittite ruler who fought Ramesses II to a standstill at the Battle of Kadesh around 1274 BC. After becoming king, he relocated the capitol to Tarhuntassa when the Kaskas invaded; appointing his brother Hattusili as governor in Hattusa. Hittites is the conventional English-language term for an ancient people who spoke an Indo-European language and established a kingdom centered in Hattusa (the modern village of Boğazköy in todayss north-central Turkey), through most of the second millennium BC. The Hittite kingdom, which at its height controlled... (Redirected from 1295 BC) Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC - 1290s BC - 1280s BC 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC Events and Trends December 15 1290 BC - Seti I, Pharaoh of Egypt dies. ... Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC - 1270s BC - 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC Events and trends Significant people Categories: 1270s BC ... Mursili II was a king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) from 1322 BC–1295/92 BC. He was the younger son of Suppiluliuma I and unexpectedly assumed the throne after the premature death of his elder brother Arnuwanda II. He faced numerous rebellions early in his reign most seriously... Ramesses (meryamun) Born of Re, (Beloved of Amun) Praenomen Usermaatre-setepenre The Justice of Re is Powerful, Chosen of Re Golden Horus Userrenput-aanehktu Nebty name Mekkemetwafkhasut Horus name Kanakht Merymaa Consort(s) Isetnofret, Nefertari Maathorneferure Issues Bintanath, Khaemweset, Merneptah, Amun-her-khepsef Meritamen Father Seti I Mother Queen Tuya... Combatants New Kingdom of Egypt Hittite empire Commanders Ramesses II Muwatalli Strength ca. ... Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC - 1270s BC - 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC Events and trends Significant people Categories: 1270s BC ... Tarhuntassa is an as-yet undiscovered Bronze Age city south of Hattusa. ... The Kaskas (also Kaskians or Gasgas) are an ancient people of Anatolia, known from Hittite sources. ... Hattusili III was a king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) 1265 BC–1235 BC. He was the commander of Hittite forces in 1274 BC that defeated an Egyptian campign into Syria in the famous Battle of Kadesh. ... The Lion Gate in the south-west Hattusa (also known as Hattusas or Khattushash) was the capital of the Hittite Empire. ...

A copy of a treaty between him and Alaksandu, ruler of Wilusa, one of the Arzawa lands has been recovered. Egyptologists also believe that Muwattalli reached an informal peace treaty or understanding with Seti I over Kadesh to avoid a clash between the two superpowers over control of Syria. In it, Seti I effectively ceded Kadesh to the Hittite king in order to focus on domestic issues in Egypt. Alaksandu was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with Muwatalli II ca. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy This article is about the city of Troy / Ilion as described in the works of Homer, and the location of an ancient city associated with it. ... Arzawa is a region or kingdom in what was later to be known as Lydia in Western Anatolia. ... nomen or birth name Menmaatre, or Seti I was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt), the son of Ramesses I and Queen Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. According to some historians, he reigned between either 1294 BC or 1290 BC to 1279 BC or 1305... Kadesh (the most popular spelling; more accurately Qadesh) was an ancient city of the Levant, located on the Orontes River, probably identical to the remains at Tell Nebi Mend, about 24 km southwest of Hims (ca. ...

Muwatalli had at least two children, both given Hurrian names in honor of the Hurrian storm god Teshup. One was a son, Urhi-Teshup, who became king Mursili III until Hattusili III deposed him. Another was possibly a daughter, Ulmi-Teshup ("female-slave of Teshup"); whom Hattusili III either married to king Kurunta in Tarhuntassa, or else (if male) was renamed Kurunta and appointed. The word Hurrian may refer to: An ancient people of the Near East, the Hurrians. ... Mursili III or Urhi-Yeshub was a king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) for 7 Years between 1272 BC–1265 BC. He was ousted from power by his uncle, Hattusili III. During his reign, the Assyrians captured Hanigalbat and this event severely weakened his legitimacy to rule the Empire. ... Kurunta was an Anatolian tutelary deity in the Late Bronze Age frequently associated with stags. ... Tarhuntassa is an as-yet undiscovered Bronze Age city south of Hattusa. ...

Muwatalli's namesake, Muwatalli I, was a pre-Empire king of the early 14th century, the predecessor of Tudhaliya I. The Middle Kingdom of the Hittites is a period of the 15th century BC with very sparse surviving records. ... See Tudhaliya for the (unnumbered) pre-Empire Hittite king. ...

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