List of rulers in the 15th century BC Chr.
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This is a synchronous representation of the reigns of pre-ancient rulers in the 15th century BC , visualized in the form of equally scaled timelines.
The dates follow medium chronology and are neither certain nor final nor complete. Please note general information!
Remarks
The determination of synchronisms is difficult for this time, the following statements are unsecured.
Around 1500 Kizzuwatna split off from the Hittite Empire: the kings of Kizzuwatna can only be determined uncertainly about their contracts with the Hittites.
Puzur-Aššur III. was possibly a contemporary of Burna-buriaš I , who in this case was probably not king of the Kassite Babylon, but only an agent.
Enlil-nasir I and his son Nur-ili could have been contemporaries of Ulam-buriaš .
Ḫurpatila (listed by Nissen in 2012 as the predecessor of Igi-ḫalkis ) is, contrary to the above list, also seen as a contemporary of Kuri-galzu II, i.e. dated a century later.
Kara-indaš and Aššur-bel-nišešu were contemporaries according to the synchronistic story .
For the period 1500-1400 BC there are further details about rulers that are not listed here for various reasons. These include mythical ancestral kings, but also rulers, who cannot be precisely fixed in time. See, for example, the lists of the kings of Ireland , Byblos , Argos , Sparta , Corinth , Midea , Tiryns , Mycenae , Sikyon , Korea , and also the kings of the Shang dynasty . In addition, the kings of Elam are only partially reproduced here, as there are insufficient dates.
Deputies and viceroys are only listed here if the territory they administer formed an independent state before or afterwards. Aššur still has a complete list of kings, even if it had submitted to the Mittani rulers around 1450.
General
In the timeline, a gap of one year symbolizes that the transition between two rulers will be assumed around this time. If the transition period can be determined more precisely, this is indicated by a thinner line. Larger gaps between two names do not necessarily mean that there was no ruler; but indicate an uncertainty. If no colored bars are displayed, the relevant rulers cannot be dated more precisely according to the latest research. The representation does not claim to be complete.
Specifically, the dating according to Nissen (2012) is used here for the information on ancient oriental kings and the dating according to Beckerath (1994) for the information on Egyptian kings. There are no reliable data for other parts of the world at this time, not even for China (compare chronological project Xia-Shang-Zhou ), where the Shang dynasty is said to have ruled over northern China, but all the more precise details are noted much later.
General note: Due to the problems with ancient oriental and Egyptian chronology, the information in this list has not been finalized. This is based on the Middle Chronology , which is commonly used as a convention among ancient orientalists. Specialist authors usually state which assumptions / chronologies their writings are based on: Depending on the opinion, the dating of great kings and pharaohs can be in the period before the 14th century BC. By several decades from the information used here.
Due to new archaeological findings, the state of research and current doctrine on dating can occasionally change abruptly. If more recent findings are incorporated, the simultaneity of rulers must be checked (this should be guaranteed according to archaeological evidence) and the chronology used and the source / place of discovery must be indicated.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans Jörg Nissen : History of the Ancient Near East. Oldenbourg Verlag, 2nd edition 2012, Munich. ISBN 3-486-59223-8 .
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath : Chronology of the Pharaonic Egypt. The timing of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to 332 BC BC (= Munich Egyptological Studies . Volume 46). von Zabern, Mainz 1997.