Data

Name: Campaigns of Mursili I

Type: Event

Start: 1599 BC

End: 1595 BC

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Military campaigns of Hittite King Mursili I.

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  • January 1595 BC: Hittite King Mursili Ied an unprecedented march of 2,000 km south into the heart of Mesopotamia, where in 1595 BC he sacked the city of Babylon.
  • January 1599 BC: Hittite King Mursili I conquered the kingdom of Yamhad and its capital, Aleppo.
  • February 1595 BC: Hittite King Mursili Ied an unprecedented march of 2,000 km south into the heart of Mesopotamia, where in 1595 BC he sacked the city of Babylon.

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  • Broad, William J. "It Swallowed a Civilization. " New York Times, D1. 21 October 2003.
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