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For Rameses II, who was in just in his 5th year of his reign, Kadesh was a test that he had to pass to gain the respect of the Egyptian aristocracy.

For Rameses II, who was in just in his 5th year of his reign, Kadesh was a test that he had to pass to gain the respect of the Egyptian aristocracy.

In 1258 B.C. Pharaoh Rameses II and King Muwatalli of Hatti signed the world's first known peace treaty <ref>Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty[http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/egyptian-hittite-peace-treaty.htm]</ref> (a copy of which hangs on the walls of the [[United Nations]] headquarters), which also established an alliance against Assyria.

In 1258 B.C. Pharaoh Rameses II and King Muwatalli of Hatti signed the world's first known peace treaty <ref>[http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/ramses-hattusili-treaty.htm Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty]</ref> (a copy of which hangs on the walls of the [[United Nations]] headquarters), which also established an alliance against Assyria.

==Demise==

==Demise==

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[[category:Ancient History]]

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