event · evt_battle_of_kadesh_world_context
Battle of Kadesh
Egyptian and Hittite armies fought near Kadesh during the reign of Ramesses II, within the imperial system that framed Cypriot and Alashiyan diplomacy.
What is the evidence?
observation
Egyptian and Hittite armies fought near Kadesh during the reign of Ramesses II, within the imperial system that framed Cypriot and Alashiyan diplomacy.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1275 BCE–1270 BCE
Precision: approximate
highPreferred display range for this event. It preserves positive BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower contexts or alternative chronology models.
- informs · provides historical synthesis
The Kingdom of the Hittites — Trevor Bryce (2005)Anchors the broad interstate context.
Locator: Muwatalli II, Ramesses II and Kadesh
Interpretation and caveats
This major eastern Mediterranean event provides geopolitical context only; no direct causal connection to a specific Cypriot site sequence is asserted.
Event context
Classification
Event type: major interstate battle
Evidence layer: textual historical
Timeline role: general world context
People and places
Locations: Cyprus eastern Mediterranean maritime interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
A major contemporary Egyptian–Hittite event that orients the imperial diplomatic world surrounding Alashiya.
Research notes
- Anchors the broad interstate context. Role: provides historical synthesis. Locator: Muwatalli II, Ramesses II and Kadesh.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides historical synthesis
The Kingdom of the Hittites — Trevor Bryce (2005)Anchors the broad interstate context.
Locator: Muwatalli II, Ramesses II and Kadesh