Kingdom of Aleppo
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Was a Kingdom created by the Hurrians in Aleppo (Syria) that separated from the Hittite Empire.
Establishment
January 1593 BC: Hittie King Mursili was assassinated shortly after his return from the Sack of Babylon, and the Hittite Kingdom was plunged into chaos. The Hurrians, a people living in the mountainous region along the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern south east Turkey, took advantage of the situation to seize Aleppo and the surrounding areas for themselves.
Chronology
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Military campaigns of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I.
1.1.Punitive Expedition in Canaan
Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I in Canaan.
January 1526 BC: Ahmose I began a military expedition in Syria and Nubia during his 22nd year of reign. He reached Djahy in the Levant and perhaps as far as the Euphrates. Ahmose did reach at least as far as Kedem (thought to be near Byblos), according to an ostracon in the tomb of his wife, Ahmose-Nefertari.
February 1526 BC: Ahmose I started a military expedition in Syria and Nubia during his 22nd year of reign. At the end of the expedition the Pharaoh left most of the territories.
Military campaigns of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose I.
January 1504 BC: Syrian campaign of Thutmose I at the beginning of his second regnal year. During this campaign, the Syrian princes declared allegiance to Thutmose.
January 1503 BC: After Thutmose I returned in Egypt, the Syrian vassals of Egypt discontinued tribute and began fortifying against future incursions.
Military campaigns of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose II.
3.1.Syrian Campaigns of Thutmose III
Were the military campaigns of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.
3.1.1.First Syria Campaign
Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.
January 1456 BC: The Battle of Megiddo was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. Egyptian dominance in the Levant was re-established
Military campaigns of Hittite king Šuppiluliuma I.
January 1349 BC: After the Syrian Campaigns of King Šuppiluliuma I (c. 1350 BC), Aleppo came under Hittite control.
January 1369 BC: A weak phase followed Tudhaliya I, and Aleppo reverted to an independent polity.
Disestablishment
January 1349 BC: After the Syrian Campaigns of King Šuppiluliuma I (c. 1350 BC), Aleppo came under Hittite control.
Selected Sources
Cline, Eric H. (May 2002). The Battles of Armageddon: Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age. University of Michigan Press. Pp. 16-22
George Steindorff and Keith C. Seele (1942): When Egypt ruled the East, University of Chicago Press, p. 35
George Steindorff and Keith C. Seele (1942): When Egypt ruled the East, University of Chicago Press, p. 36
Hoffner, H.A. (2009): Letters from the Hittite Kingdom, Society of Biblical Lit, p. 401
Weinstein, J. M. (1981): The Egyptian Empire in Palestine: A Reassessment, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research nr. 241, p.7
