Ḫuzziya I.
Ḫuzziya I. was a Hittite great king in the 16th century BC. Chr.
Ḫuzziya came to the throne by murder. Probably on his orders, the chief of the bodyguard, Zuru, instructed his son Taḫurwaili to murder the sons of King Ammuna , Titti and Ḫantili, and their families after his death, which also happened. Only Telipinu, who is married to Ḫuzziya's sister Ištapariyaremained alive as Ḫuzziya's claim to the throne was based on this connection. However, Telipinu continued to pose a threat to Ḫuzziya. So the great king tried to have him killed too. But he was betrayed and deposed by Telipinu, who himself became ruler. He banished Ḫuzziya and his five brothers and ordered that they should not suffer any harm. Nevertheless, they were killed by a certain Tanuwa, who was later pardoned by Telipinu.
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Family tree Ḫuzziyas I.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jörg Klinger: Die Hittiter, Verlag CH Beck oHG, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0
- ↑ Johannes Lehmann: The Hittites, People of a Thousand Gods , C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-570-02610-8
- ^ Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites, The forgotten people , Jan Thorbecke Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6
literature
- Birgit Brandau, Hartmut Schickert: Hittite The Unknown World Power. Piper, Munich a. a. 2001, ISBN 3-492-04338-0
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ammuna |
Hittite great king around 1510 BC Chr. |
Telipinu |
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| SURNAME | Ḫuzziya I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hittite great king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th century BC Chr. |