kingdom · Anatolia and the Levant
Viceroyalty of Carchemish
Origins
Suppiluliuma I of the Hittite Empire took Carchemish, a great Euphrates crossing city, after a siege c. 1327 BCE, ending the Mitanni Empire's hold on Syria. He made his son Piyassili, known by the Hurrian name Sharri-Kushuh, king of Carchemish.
Rule and society
The kings of Carchemish acted as viceroys for the Hittite great king, supervising Syrian vassals such as Ugarit, Emar and Amurru, settling their disputes and collecting tribute. They belonged to the Hittite royal family and kept a court with Hurrian and Luwian traditions.
Decline and legacy
When Hattusa fell around 1180 BCE, Carchemish survived. Kuzi-Teshub took the title great king, and his heirs founded the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Carchemish and kingdoms such as Melid, carrying Hittite traditions into the Iron Age.
Lineage
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- Emar was a vassal of Viceroyalty of Carchemish1340 BCE – 1185 BCE
- Viceroyalty of Carchemish was part of Hittite Empire1340 BCE – 1180 BCE
- Kingdom of Ugarit was a vassal of Viceroyalty of Carchemish1300 BCE – 1185 BCE
- Melid split from Viceroyalty of Carchemish1180 BCE
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