State

Mitanni

Also known as Mitanni Empire

Mitanni was a Hurrian-speaking kingdom in northern Mesopotamia and Syria, powerful from about the sixteenth to the fourteenth century BCE. It was a rival and later ally of the Egyptian New Kingdom and dominated Assyria. Hittite attacks destroyed its power, allowing Assyria to assert independence.

Mitanni
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Mentioned in 4 profiles

Assyrian EmpireFoundationEgyptian Empire New KingdomGovernanceHittite EmpireFoundation, ImpactMitanni EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 4 state histories

KahatKingdom of ArraphaIsuwaViceroyalty of Carchemish

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mitanni. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mitanni
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