Suppiluliuma I Conquers Northern Syria

1344 BCE · Kuzey Suriye · conquest

The Hittite king Suppiluliuma I defeated Mitanni and conquered northern Syria.

He installed his sons as kings in Aleppo and Carchemish. He initiated rivalry with Egypt. The letter from Ankhesenamun, the widow of Tutankhamun, requesting one of Suppiluliuma's sons as a husband is famous.

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What was Suppiluliuma I Conquers Northern Syria?
The Hittite king Suppiluliuma I defeated Mitanni and conquered northern Syria.
When did Suppiluliuma I Conquers Northern Syria happen?
1344 BCE
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Kuzey Suriye