Art for Aristeia.

[Radagast.]

Maybe we can add the mysterious Mitanni? Also known as "Habigalbad". Played a major  role from 1600 to 1260 B.C.

Conquered by the Hittites after Shatturna III sought Assyrian support against them 1330. His reign lasted only a year approx.

Only decades later they themselves were extinguished by the Assyrians.

 This year a metropolis was finally unearthed. The city could have been protected by water. It was destroyed by Earth quake:

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Zakhiku Bronze Age Major City found

“This good preservation is due to the fact that the city was destroyed in an earthquake around 1350 BCE, during which the collapsing upper parts of the walls buried the buildings,” they explained.

The team also unearthed five ceramic vessels with an archive of over 100 cuneiform clay tablets from the Middle Assyrian period. Some of the tablets are even still in their clay envelopes.

Could lend for quite some trigger maps?

They had good relations to the Egyptians starting 1350 B.C. approx.

It had not always been like that. 1500 B.C. to 1400 B.C. war was always close.

After big victories of Baratarna and later his son Saustastar (including the sacking of the Assyrian capital) the king planned the conquer of Palestine. He died while planning. This would have caused war with Egypt.

His son Artatama I instead forged an alliance with the Egyptian pharao Amonhetop II:

Though the Hurrian Mitanni king (Artatama) denied 7 consecutive marriage proposals by the Egyptians between pharao Thutmose IV or his 10 year old son pharao Amenhotep III and Artatama's daughter.

The reasons are unknown. Likely loved the (grand)daughter too much.

Smart by the Egyptians to propose it. The Mitanni were a buffer state between Hittites. Assyrians could be expected to use the chance of the northern pressure on Mitanni to finish them (and they did).

Egyptians may have seen that coming. The geography of Mitanni was unfortunate. As can be seen until today, it is a frequent conflict zone. Like Caucasus.

Edited October 25, 2022 by Radagast.