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Suppiluliuma II

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Also known as Šuppiluliuma II, Shuppiluliuma II

Hittite king

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Suppiluliuma II was a historical figure born in 1300 BCE and died in 1200 BCE. The subject is associated with five works.

In a separate context, a musical group named Suppiluliuma II is identified as a heavy metal act from Japan. This group is referenced by 83 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Predecessor
Arnuwanda III
Successor
Tudḫaliya V (?)
Father
Tudḫaliya IV
Mother
Unknown
Religion
Hittite religion

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Occupation
sovereign
Image
Hattusa.king.jpg
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Commons category
Suppiluliuma II
date of birth
1300-01-01
date of death
1200-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Šuppiluliuma II (/ˌsʌpɪlʌliˈuːmə/), the son of Tudḫaliya IV, was the last certain great king of the New Kingdom of the Hittite Empire, contemporary with Tukulti-Ninurta I of the Middle Assyrian Empire. His reign began around 1207 BC and ended at an unknown later date.

His name is usually spelled Šuppiluliama in contemporary primary sources, though modern scholars generally adopt the spelling used by his ancestor Šuppiluliuma I.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suppiluliuma II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.