Mursili I

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Mursili I (also spelled Murshili) was a king of the Hittites (c.1620 - c.1590 BC), and was the grandson of his predecessor, Hattusili I.

He is credited with the conquest of the Jamchad kingdom and it's capital, Aleppo, in northern Syria. In 1595 BC Mursili sacked Babylon itself. The success of this unprecedented 2000 km raid to the heart of Mesopotamia can only be explained by the logistical help that he received from the Kassites, who occupied the city after his withdrawal, thus ending the rule of the Amorite descendants of Hammurabi.

When Mursilis returned to his kingdom, he was probably assassinated by his brother-in-law, who succeeded him as king Hantili I. His death inaugurated a period of social unrest and decay of central rule, followed by the loss of the conquests made in Syria.

External links

• Reign of Mursili I

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