{"slug": "hittites", "label": "Hittites", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5406", "qid": "Q5406", "description": "Anatolian ethnic group who built kingdoms at Kussara & Hattusa (c. 2000-700 BCE)", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-1599, -1099], "span_label": ["1600 BCE", "1100 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "anatolia", "label": "Anatolia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egyptians", "label": "Egyptians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "assyria", "label": "Assyria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "babylon", "label": "Babylon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hammurabi", "label": "Hammurabi", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -1599, "year_label": "1600 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "c. 1600 BC—Hittites establish capital at Hattusa (near modern Boğazkale, Turkey).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1268941907#Events_and_trends", "title": "1600s BC (decade)", "revid": 1268941907, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1594, "year_label": "1595 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "ca. 1595 BC—Mursili I, king of the Hittites, sacks Babylon. This brings an end to the rule of the descendants of Hammurabi in that kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151077#Events_and_trends", "title": "1590s BC", "revid": 1307151077, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1343, "year_label": "1344 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "c. 1344 BC–King Šuppiluliuma I of the Hittites invades the Anatolian heartland and launches two campaigns against the Mitanni. This culminates in the sack of the Mitanni capital Washukanni.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151222#Events_and_trends", "title": "1340s BC", "revid": 1307151222, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1273, "year_label": "1274 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "1274 BC—The Battle of Kadesh (or Battle of Qadesh) in Syria, regarded as the largest (5,000–6,000) chariot vs. chariot battle in antiquity. The end of the battle is followed by some 15 years of border warfare ended by the signing of the earliest known peace treaty between the Hittites and Egyptians, the Treaty of Kadesh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367534563#Events_and_trends", "title": "1270s BC", "revid": 1367534563, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1262, "year_label": "1263 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "c. 1263 BC—Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the Hittites, sign the earliest known peace treaty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324822570#Events_and_trends", "title": "1260s BC", "revid": 1324822570, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1258, "year_label": "1259 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "c. 1259 BC—Ramesses II makes a peace agreement with the Hittites (other date is 1263 BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151235#Events_and_trends", "title": "1250s BC", "revid": 1307151235, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1199, "year_label": "1200 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "c. 1200 BC: Collapse of Hittite power in Anatolia with the destruction of their capital Hattusa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350963473#Events_and_trends", "title": "1200s BC (decade)", "revid": 1350963473, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1099, "year_label": "1100 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "1100 BC—Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326025239#Events_and_trends", "title": "1100s BC (decade)", "revid": 1326025239, "section": "Events and trends"}}]}