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| Maitanni 𒆳𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 | |
|---|---|
| c. 1550 BCE–c. 1260 BCE | |
 Maitanni (green) in 1400 BCE | |
| Capital | Waššukanni |
| Common languages | Hurrian |
| Dominant mode of production | Slavery |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | c. 1550 BCE |
• Dissolution | c. 1260 BCE |
Maitanni, also spelled Mitanni, was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia. Its power peaked around 1500 BCE.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Maitanni kings achieved dominance over Assyria in the middle of the second millennium BCE. It conquered the northern part of modern-day Syria around 1500 BCE before the Egyptians drove them out. In the mid-14th century BCE, after the Hittite king Suppiluliuma defeated Maitanni, the Assyrian king Aššuruballiṭ I seized part of Maitanni's territory. Adadnārārī I went to war with Babylon and conquered the rest of Maitanni.[1]