The Kingdom of Mitanni, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani, once stretched from present-day northern Iraq, down through Syria and into Turkey and was among the greatest nations of its time, though today it is largely forgotten.
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Timeline
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1550 BCEThe Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni is founded.
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c. 1500 BCERise of the kingdom of Mitanni.
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1472 BCEMittani annexes Assyria.
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c. 1457 BCEBattle of Megiddo: Thutmose III of Egypt defeats a coalition of Canaan, Kadesh, Mitanni, and Megiddo led by Durusha, king of Kadesh.
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c. 1350 BCEPeak of Mitanni power, it is considered a great nation.
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c. 1350 BCETushratta is king of Mitanni.
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1345 BCEThe world's first manual on training horses is written by the Mitanni horse trainer Kikkuli (found in Hattusa).
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c. 1344 BCE - 1322 BCEKing Suppiluliuma I of the Hittites sacks the Mitanni capital Washukanni and installs Artatama II as vassal king.
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c. 1321 BCEWestern Mittani is conquered by the Hittites.
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1307 BCE - 1275 BCEReign of Assyrian King Adad Nirari I, Mitanni becomes vassal state.
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c. 1250 BCEShalmaneser I of Assyria conquers the kingdom of Mitanni and defeats its allies.
