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by Simeon Netchev
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Ancient Near East c.1500-1300 BCE

by Simeon Netchev
published on 12 November 2021

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This map illustrates the geopolitical landscape of the ancient Near East following the destructive campaigns of the Old Hittite Empire (circa 1650–1500 BCE), which triggered widespread upheaval and realigned regional power structures. In the aftermath, new political forces emerged, reshaping diplomacy, trade, and territorial control across the region.

Rising from the chaos were the Middle Babylonian Kingdom of the Kassites (circa 1595–1155 BCE), the Mitanni kingdom of the Hurrians (circa 1500–1300 BCE), the Middle Hittite Kingdom (circa 1500–1400 BCE), and the Kingdom of Elam during the Middle Elamite period (circa 1500–1100 BCE). At the same time, Egypt’s New Kingdom (circa 1550–1077 BCE) extended its influence as far as the southern Levant. This map offers a visual entry point into understanding the complex and shifting political landscape of the mid-second millennium BCE.

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