Kizzuwadna

ancient kingdom, Anatolia
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Also known as: Kizzuwatna
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Kizzuwatna
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Hurrian

Kizzuwadna, Hurrian kingdom of southeastern Anatolia near the Gulf of Iskenderun in present-day Turkey. Kizzuwadna concluded a treaty with the Hittite kingdom in the late 16th century bc and remained a major independent power until after 1340 bc, when it was reduced to a Hittite vassal state by Suppiluliumas I. In the famous Battle of Kadesh (1299/1291 bc), Kizzuwadna supplied troops to the Hittite king Muwatallis against Ramses II of Egypt. The outcome of this battle enabled the Hittites to solidify their control of Syria. Although Kizzuwadna had become a satellite state of the Hittite kingdom, it continued to exert ...(100 of 159 words)