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==Relations with Egypt and Assyria==
==Relations with Egypt and Assyria==
The Hittites were an important power in the 14th and 13th centuries B.C. and their expansion towards the Red Sea brought them into conflict with [[Egypt]], leading to numerous skirmishes and battles of which the Battle Of Kadesh was the most important.
The Hittites were an important power in the 14th and 13th centuries B.C. and their expansion towards the Red Sea brought them into conflict with [[Egypt]], leading to numerous skirmishes and battles of which the [[Battle Of Kadesh]] was the most important.
The Battle Of Kadesh was a result from growing tension between the superpowers of the ancient near east, Egypt, Hatti and Assyria, these nations were competing over the smaller states.
The Battle Of Kadesh was a result from growing tension between the superpowers of the ancient near east, Egypt, Hatti and Assyria, these nations were competing over the smaller states.
One of these small states was Amurru, located in present day Syria, after it had been under Hittite influence during the 14th century B.C. it defected to Egypt in 1299 B.C.
One of these small states was Amurru, located in present day Syria, after it had been under Hittite influence during the 14th century B.C. it defected to Egypt in 1299 B.C.
When the Hittites threatened to restore their power through means of violence, Amurru pleaded with Pharaoh Rameses II for help in 1274 and got it in the form of two Egyptian divisions, one of which, lead by Rameses II himself was ambushed near the village of Kadesh by a numerically superior Hittite chariot force, but the other division arrived just in time to prevent an Egyptian defeat.
When the Hittites threatened to restore their power through means of violence, Amurru pleaded with [[Pharaoh]] [[Rameses II]] for help in 1274 and got it in the form of two Egyptian divisions, one of which, lead by Rameses II himself was ambushed near the village of Kadesh by a numerically superior Hittite chariot force, but the other division arrived just in time to prevent an Egyptian defeat.
Although the battle ended in a draw, Egypt gave up its colonies in Syria.
Although the battle ended in a draw, Egypt gave up its colonies in Syria.
http://www.crystalinks.com/hittites.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/hittites.html
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