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Fort Laramie Treaty 1868
General William T. Sherman and Commissioners in Council with Sioux Chiefs at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, signing the Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868, ending Red Cloud's War. Native Americans are seated on the ground, commissioners...
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Jay Treaty
A 1795 pamphlet containing the text of the controversial Jay Treaty. Published in Philadelphia, PA, c. 1795.
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Allegory of the Treaty of Hubertusburg
An allegory of the Treaty of Hubertusburg, which ended the Seven Years' War in Central Europe, engraving by Johann David Schleuen, 1763.
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Massasoit
Massasoit (l. c. 1581-1661) was the sachem (chief) of the Wampanoag Confederacy of modern-day New England, USA. Massasoit (also given as Massasoyt) is a title meaning Great Sachem; his given name was Ousamequin of the Pokanoket tribe...
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Treaty of Kadesh
The Hittite version of the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty (Treaty of Kadesh), discovered at Boğazköy (Turkey), 1258 BCE. The Treaty of Kadesh holds the distinction as the world's first peace treaty. Istanbul Archeology Museum.
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Treaty of Troyes, 1420 CE
The ratification of the Treaty of Troyes, May 1420 CE. The treaty was signed between Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422 CE) and agreed to nominate Henry as Charles' heir to the...
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Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo
This clay tablet is known as the "Aleppo Treaty". The treaty was drawn up between the Hittite king Mursili II and Talmi-sharruma (king of Aleppo). It was written in Akkadian, the diplomatic language...
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The Tablet of the Treaty between Suppiluliuma I and Hukkana
This clay tablet mentions the details of the treaty between the Hittite king Suppiluliuma (Šuppiluliuma) I and the Haiasa (Haiaša) prince Hukkana. 13th century BCE (the tablet was originally...
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The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster
The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster, oil on copper by Gerard ter Borch, 1648.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves
The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablets narrates the treaty between king Idmiri of Alalakh (Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna (Cilicia). It concerns the capture and transportation of escaped slaves. There...