Tudhaliya I

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Tudhaliya I
Occupation	King of Hittite empire
Predecessor	Muwatalli I
Successor	Arnuwanda I
Religion	Hittite religion
Spouse(s)	Nikal-mati
Children	Ašmu-nikal
Parents	unknown
Relatives	Ašmi-Šarruma (grandson) Tudhaliya II (grandson)

Tudhaliya I (sometimes referred to as Tudhaliya II, or even Tudhaliya I/II) was a king of the Hittite empire (New kingdom) ca. the early 14th century BC (short chronology).

Identity

Proper numbering of the Hittite rulers who bore the name Tudhaliya is problematic. There was a Hattian era figure who bore the name Tudhaliya who may or may not have ruled as king. Other reconstructions insert a Tudhaliya directly after Muwatalli I, but before the Tudhaliya discussed here.

Some scholars call Tudhaliya I the first king of the New Kingdom, or Empire. Others give this honor to Suppiluliuma I. Tudhaliya may have been the grandson of the Middle Kingdom ruler Huzziya II. He may have been the direct successor of Muwatalli I, having overthrown him. The exact sequence of succession at the beginning of the New Kingdom is uncertain, however, because of the difficulty of placing Hattusili II. Tudhaliya I's reign includes a period of co-regency with Arnuwanda I, his son-in-law and adopted son.

Biography

The most famous event of Tudhaliya's reign was his conquest of the land Assuwa. Assuwa is believed to be the origin of Asia. Further, there were many component territories within Assuwa, including the lands Taruisa and Wilusiya, which are now generally accepted to be references to Troy/Ilios, although there is not enough evidence at this time to explain how these two lands came to apply to a single location.

Family

Tudhaliya's wife was Nikal-mati. He had a daughter Ašmu-nikal who married Arnuwanda.

In the Bible

A number of modern biblical scholars believe that either Tudhaliya I, or the proto-Hittite Tudhaliya, was the same individual as Tidal, king of Nations, who is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as having joined Chedorlaomer in attacking rebels in Canaan.^[1]

Notes

↑ Peake's commentary on the Bible

External links

Reign of Tudhaliya I (listed as Tudhaliya II at this link)

Regnal titles
Preceded by Muwatalli I (?)	Hittite king ca. early 14th century BC	Succeeded by Arnuwanda I

Hittite kings

Hattic kings

c. 23rd–18th centuries BC	Pamba Pithana Piyusti Anitta Tudhaliya PU-Sarruma

Old Kingdom

c. 16th–15th centuries BC	Labarna I Hattusili I Mursili I Hantili I Zidanta I Ammuna Huzziya I Telipinu

Middle Kingdom

c. mid-to-late 15th century BC	Alluwamna Tahurwaili Hantili II Zidanta II Huzziya II Muwatalli I

New Kingdom

c. 14th–12th centuries BC	Tudhaliya I Arnuwanda I Hattusili II Tudhaliya II Tudhaliya III Suppiluliuma I Arnuwanda II Mursili II Muwatalli II Mursili III Hattusili III Tudhaliya IV Arnuwanda III Suppiluliuma II

Persondata
Name	Tudhaliya 01
Alternative names
Short description	Hittite king
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