Battle of Kadesh
battle · 1274 BC
Battle of Kadesh, a battle recorded 1274 BC: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 1274 BC
- Side 1
- Egypt — led by Ramesses II
- Side 2
- Hittites — led by Muwatalli II
- Result
- Inconclusive; both sides claimed victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1274 BC | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Probably the largest chariot battle ever fought. Its aftermath produced the earliest surviving peace treaty. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)