Mitanni - Wikipedia
WEBMitanni (c. 1550 –1260 BC), earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat in Assyrian records, or Naharin in Egyptian texts, was a Hurrian-speaking state in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) with Indo-Aryan linguistic and political influences.
Mitanni - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 29, 2021 · The Mitanni kingdom ruled over the northern Euphrates-Tigris region between c. 1475 BCE and c. 1275 BCE. The early people of the region have been variously identified as migratory Indo-Iranians or Indo- Aryans, and they have even been associated with the Semitic Hyksos, but their ethnicity continues to be debated.
Mitanni | Hittites, Assyrians, Hurrians, & Map | Britannica
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Mitanni, Indo-Iranian empire centred in northern Mesopotamia that flourished from about 1500 to about 1360 bce. At its height the empire extended from Kirkūk (ancient Arrapkha) and the Zagros Mountains in the east through Assyria to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
The Kingdom of the Mitanni ~ A Bronze Age Empire
WEBpublished on 21 July 2020. The Kingdom of Mittani, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani, once stretched from present-day northern Iraq, down through Syria …
A Forgotten Empire: The Ancient Kingdom of Mitanni
WEBJan 5, 2016 · Mitanni was a state that existed between the 16th and 13th centuries BC. This state occupied the land of the Hurrians. This area is located in the upper Tigris-Euphrates basin, and corresponds today with northern Iraq, Syria, and southeastern Turkey.
How Did the Mitanni Kingdom Rise to Power - DailyHistory.org
WEBThe Kingdom of Mitanni was a short-lived, yet powerful and influential Late Bronze Age Near Eastern empire that was dominant in its subregion from about 1500 to 1350 BC. Texts and archaeological evidence shows that the Mitanni kings built a sizable empire in western Syria, northern Mesopotamia, and into Anatolia, challenging the other major ...
Mitanni - New World Encyclopedia
WEBMitanni (also Mittani or Hanigalbat) was a Hurrian kingdom in northern Mesopotamia from c. 1500 B.C.E.
History of Mesopotamia - Hurrian, Mitanni, Kingdoms | Britannica
WEBHistory of Mesopotamia - Hurrian, Mitanni, Kingdoms: The weakening of the Semitic states in Mesopotamia after 1550 enabled the Hurrians to penetrate deeper into this region, where they founded numerous small states in the …
Mitanni Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
WEBTimeline. 1550 BCE. The Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni is founded. c. 1500 BCE. Rise of the kingdom of Mitanni . 1472 BCE. Mittani annexes Assyria . c. 1457 BCE. Battle of Megiddo: Thutmose III of Egypt defeats a coalition of Canaan, Kadesh, Mitanni, and Megiddo led by Durusha, king of Kadesh.
29 Mittani and Its Empire - Oxford Academic
WEBMittani (figure 29.1) was a kingdom located in upper Mesopotamia that flourished during the first half of the Late Bronze Age, roughly the late sixteenth to mid-fourteenth century bc. 1 It was called by several names.
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