Zidanta I

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Zidanta I
Predecessor	Hantili I
Successor	Ammuna
Religion	Hittite religion
Spouse(s)	Hantili’s daughter^[1]
Children	King Ammuna^[2]
Relatives	Huzziya I (grandson)

Zidanta I was a king of the Hittites (Old Kingdom), ruling for 10 years, ca. 1496–1486 BC (short chronology timeline). According to the Telipinu Proclamation, this king became a ruler by murder.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Zidanta was married to the daughter of the King Hantili I.^[5] He encouraged and helped Hantili to kill Mursili I and become king.^[6] At the end of Hantili’s life, Zidanta killed Pišeni, the legitimate heir, together with Pišeni’s children and foremost servants, and so made it possible for himself to become king.

The royal blood was once again preserved through the female line.

It is known that his wife’s name ends with either -ša or -ta.

Death

Zidanta was killed by his very own son, Ammuna, who then succeeded him. Zidanta's grandson was Huzziya I.

Notes

↑ Hittite Studies in Honor of Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. by Harry A. Hoffner, Gary M. Beckman, Richard Henry Beal, John Gregory McMahon
↑ Waltraud Sperlich: Die Hethiter, Das vergessene Volk, Jan Thorbecke Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern
↑ Edict of Telepinu, §18
↑ The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
↑ Telepinu Proclamation, §13
↑ Reign of Mursili I

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Reign of Zidanta I

Preceded by Hantili I	Hittite king ca. 1496–1486 BC	Succeeded by Ammuna

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	Zidanta 01
Alternative names	Zidantas I
Short description	Hittite king
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