Zidanta I.

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Zidanta I was from around 1560 to 1550 BC. BC ( middle chronology ) Hittite great king .

Zidanta was a member of the high nobility and Hittite son of Ḫantili I. , the brother in law of the Great King I. Mursili was. Apparently some of the Hittite nobility did not agree with his accession to the throne. That is why Zidanta and iliantili went "up to the palace" and killed Mursili, whether alone is not certain. Ḫantili now became great king and when he tried to make his son Pišeni his successor, he was murdered by Zidanta.

Family tree Zidantas I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ḫattušili I.
 
 
 
 Sister Ḫattušilis I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Son of Ḫattušili I.
 
 Labarna
 
 further siblings of Labarna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mursili I.
 
 Ḫarapšili
 
 Ḫantili I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daughter of Muršilis I.
 
 Zidanta I.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ammuna
 
 
 
 
 
 

Zidanta became the great king, but there are no records that can be assigned unequivocally to his reign. Eventually Zidanta was murdered by his son Ammuna.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jörg Klinger: The Hittites. Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0 .
  2. ↑ Johannes Lehmann: The Hittites, people of a thousand gods. C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-570-02610-8 .
  3. ↑ Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites. The forgotten people. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6 .

literature

  • Birgit Brandau, Hartmut Schickert: Hittite The Unknown World Power.
predecessor Office successor
Ḫantili I. Hittite great king
16th century BC Chr. 		Ammuna
personal data
SURNAME Zidanta I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hittite great king
DATE OF BIRTH 16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 16th century BC Chr.