Saustatar
Mitanni king
Also known as: Saushatar, Shaushshatar
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history of Mesopotamia
- In history of Mesopotamia: The Hurrian and Mitanni kingdoms
…domain of the Mitanni king Saustatar (Saushatar) stretched from the Mediterranean all the way to the northern Zagros Mountains, in western Iran, including Alalakh, in northern Syria, as well as Nuzi, Kurrukhanni, and Arrapkha. The northern boundary dividing Mitanni from the Hittites and the other Hurrian states was never fixed,…
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Mitanni empire
- In Mitanni
…most outstanding Mitannian king was Saustatar (Shaushshatar; reigned c. 1500–c.1450 bce), who is said to have looted the Assyrian palace in Ashur. The last independent king of Mitanni was Tushratta (died c. 1360 bce), under whose reign Wassukkani was sacked by the Hittite king Suppiluliumas I. Tushratta was later assassinated,…
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