Arnuwanda I
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Arnuwanda I was a king of the Hittite empire. He became a ruler by marriage and was very religious.
, daughter of king Tudhaliya I
. He became a successor of Tudhaliya as his son-in-law. He began his reign under a co-regency with Tudhaliya. His campaigns include an unsuccessful expedition against the kingdom of Arawa.
. He had two sons: prince Ašmi-Šarruma and king Tudhaliya II
. There is a very fragmentary text in which Arnuwanda names his son Tudhaliya as his future successor.
Biography
Arnuwanda became a king by marriage. His wife was Ašmu-nikalAšmu-nikal
Ašmu-nikal was a Queen consort of Hittite empire. Her name can be written as Asmu-nikal.- Biography :Ašmu-nikal was born as a princess, the daughter of King Tudhaliya I and Queen Nikal-mati. She married a man called Arnuwanda, who later became a king. She bore him two sons - Prince Ašmi-Šarruma and...
, daughter of king Tudhaliya I
Tudhaliya I
Tudhaliya I was a king of the Hittite empire ca. the early 14th century BC .- Identity :...
. He became a successor of Tudhaliya as his son-in-law. He began his reign under a co-regency with Tudhaliya. His campaigns include an unsuccessful expedition against the kingdom of Arawa.
Family
Arnuwanda's parents are not known. He was a son-in-law of Tudhaliya and Nikal-matiNikal-mati
Nikal-mati was a queen of the Hittite empire, the wife of king Tudhaliya I. She was a mother of queen Ašmu-nikal and grandmother of King Tudhaliya II....
. He had two sons: prince Ašmi-Šarruma and king Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II
Tudhaliya II was a king of the Hittite empire ca. 1360? – 1344 BC .The Hittite empire suffered serious losses of territory during Tudhaliya's reign, with even the capital itself being burnt down...
. There is a very fragmentary text in which Arnuwanda names his son Tudhaliya as his future successor.