Tushratta

Japanese: Tushratta
Tushratta

...The background to the growth of their power is that Mitanni horsemanship was superior to that of other regions in the Orient, as can be inferred from the fact that the Hittites invited Mitanni horse trainer Kikkuli. Northern Syria entered a period of turmoil due to the Egyptian expedition to Syria and the Hittite king's invasion of Aleppo, but three generations of kings, Artatama, Shuttarna, and Tushratta, maintained close ties with Egypt, marrying Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III, and a period of relative stability continued from the late 15th century BC to the early 14th century BC. However, when Tushratta ascended to the throne as king of Mitanni around 1385 BC, an internal conflict with Artatama, who called himself "King of the Hurrian Empire," came to the surface, and Artatama was defeated by the Hittite king. Suppiluliuma He made a pact with the world and attacked Tushratta's side.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tushratta" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…その勢力の伸長の背景には,ヒッタイトがミタンニの調教師キックリKikkuliを招聘していることなどから推測して,ミタンニの馬術がオリエント世界の他地域に比較して優れていたことがあげられる。エジプトのトトメス3世のシリア遠征,ヒッタイト王のアレッポ侵攻などにより,北シリアは一時混乱期を迎えるが,アルタタマArtatama,シュッタルナShuttarna,トゥシュラッタTushrattaの3代にわたって,トトメス4世,アメンヘテプ3世に入嫁させるなど,エジプトと密接な関係を維持,前15世紀後半から前14世紀初頭にかけて,比較的安定した時期が続いた。しかし,前1385年ころ,トゥシュラッタがミタンニ王に即位すると,〈フルリ国の王〉と称するアルタタマとの内紛が表面化,アルタタマは,ヒッタイト王スッピルリウマ世と協約を結んで,トゥシュラッタ側を攻撃した。…

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