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Mitanni

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Kinrick o Mitanni

c.1500 BC–c.1300 BC
Cairt o the Near East ca. 1400 BC shawin the Kinrick o Mitanni at its greatest extent
Cairt o the Near East ca. 1400 BC shawin the Kinrick o Mitanni at its greatest extent
CaipitalWashukanni
Common leidsHurrian leid
GovrenmentMonarchy
King
circa1500 BC
Kirta(first)
circa1300 BC
Shattuara II(last)
Historical eraBronze Age
• Established
c.1500 BC
• Disestablished
c.1300 BC
Precedit bi
Succeedit bi
Auld Assirian Empire
Yamhad
Middle Assirian Empire

Mitanni(/mɪˈtæni/;Hittite cuneiform KURURUMi-ta-an-ni;MittaniMi-it-ta-ni), criedHanigalbat(Hanigalbat, KhanigalbatcuneiformḪa-ni-gal-bat) inAssirieorNaharinin Egyptian texts an aw, wis aHurrian-speaking state in northrenSiriean sootheastAnatoliefrae ca. 1500 BC–1300 BC. Mitanni came tae be a regional pouer after the Hittite destruction oAmorite[1]Babylonan a series o ineffectualAssiriekeengs creatit a pouer vacuum in Mesopotamie.

References

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  1. Trevor Bryce (2005).The Kingdom of the Hittites.Oxford University Press. p.98.