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Sharri-Kushuh

14th century BCE · 14th century BCE · Also known as Piyassili

Sharri-Kushuh, born Piyassili, was a son of the Hittite king Suppiluliuma I, who made him king of Carchemish after capturing the city around 1325 BCE. As viceroy he oversaw the Hittite possessions in Syria and helped his brother Mursili II hold them, and his descendants governed Carchemish until the end of the Hittite Empire.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sharri-Kushuh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sharri-kushuh
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