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Hittite Empire

c. 1650–1190 BCE

The Hittite Empire ruled Anatolia from its capital Hattusa. Its kings fought Egypt to a standstill at Kadesh and signed the first known peace treaty. The empire fell in the Bronze Age collapse about 1190 BCE.

Facts

Founded: c. 1650 BCE, the Old Kingdom at Hattusa.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hittite
Ended: c. 1190 BCE, in the Bronze Age collapse.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hittite
Heartland: Central Anatolia, capital Hattusa, in present day Turkey.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hittite
Major rulers: Suppiluliuma I, the empire builder; Muwatalli II, who fought Ramses II at Kadesh.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hittite

Images

The Lion Gate of Hattusa, entrance to the Hittite capital. (Wikimedia Commons)

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