battle between Egyptians and Hittites fought in 1274 BCE
Documented facts
- Date
- May 1274 BCE (Julian)
- Precision
- Month
- Referenced location
- Kadesh
- Source coordinates
- 34.5555°, 36.4980°
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- Ramesses II — documented command · Source ↗
- Paser — documented command · Source ↗
- Ramesses — documented command · Source ↗
- Khaemweset — documented command · Source ↗
- Pareherwenemef — documented command · Source ↗
- Muwatalli II — documented command · Source ↗
- Hattusili III — documented command · Source ↗
- Piyama-Radu — documented command · Source ↗
- Shattuara — documented command · Source ↗
- Niqmepa — documented command · Source ↗
- Pareherwenemef — documented participation · Source ↗
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