Hantilis
Hittite king
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history of Hittites
- In Anatolia: The Old Hittite Kingdom
The succession of his brother-in-law Hantilis marked the beginning of the catastrophic period referred to in the Edict of Telipinus, during which the Hittite kingdom came near the verge of extinction.
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murder of Mursilis I
- In Mursilis I
…conspiracy planned by his brother-in-law Hantilis.
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rule of Hattusas
- In Boğazköy: The ancient city
One of his successors, Hantilis, is said to have fortified the city. The line of the Old Hittite city wall can be followed today: it surrounds the northern terraces and follows the edge of the eastern valley up to Büyükkale, which must then have been the acropolis; in the…
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