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{{Infobox country|name=Maitanni|native_name=𒆳𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌|capital=Waššukanni|mode_of_production=[[Slavery]]|government_type=[[Monarchy]]|year_start=c. 1550 BCE|year_end=c. 1260 BCE|common_languages=Hurrian}} | {{Infobox country|name=Maitanni|native_name=𒆳𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌|capital=Waššukanni|mode_of_production=[[Slavery]]|government_type=[[Monarchy]]|year_start=c. 1550 BCE|year_end=c. 1260 BCE|image_map=Ancient Near East 1400 BCE.png|map_width=260|map_caption=Maitanni (green) in 1400 BCE|common_languages=Hurrian}} | ||
'''Maitanni''', also spelled '''Mitanni''', was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Its power peaked around 1500 BCE.<ref name=":0">{{Library citation|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref> | '''Maitanni''', also spelled '''Mitanni''', was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Its power peaked around 1500 BCE.<ref name=":0">{{Library citation|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref> | ||
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| Maitanni 𒆳𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 | |
|---|---|
| c. 1550 BCE–c. 1260 BCE | |
 Maitanni (green) in 1400 BCE | |
| Capital | Waššukanni |
| Common languages | Hurrian |
| Dominant mode of production | Slavery |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | c. 1550 BCE |
• Dissolution | c. 1260 BCE |
Maitanni, also spelled Mitanni, was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Its power peaked around 1500 BCE.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Maitanni kings achieved dominance over Assyria in the middle of the second millennium BCE. It conquered the northern part of modern-day Syria around 1500 BCE before the Egyptians drove them out. In the mid-14th century BCE, after the Hittite king Suppiluliuma defeated Maitanni, the Assyrian king Aššuruballiṭ I seized part of Maitanni's territory. Adadnārārī I went to war with Babylon and conquered the rest of Maitanni.[1]