event · evt_france_1_world_battle_kadesh
Battle of Kadesh
Egyptian and Hittite forces fought near Kadesh during the reign of Ramesses II.
What is the evidence?
observation
Egyptian and Hittite forces fought near Kadesh during the reign of Ramesses II.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.
1274 BCE
Precision: year
highPreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · contextualizes
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between Superpowers — Lanny Bell (2007)Provides historical synthesis of the battle.
Locator: Chapter 6
Interpretation and caveats
The event illustrates major eastern Mediterranean interstate conflict. No causal or contact relationship with France is claimed.
Event context
Classification
Event type: military conflict
Evidence layer: historical
Timeline role: general world context
People and places
Locations: Kadesh
Why it matters to the timeline
The battle is a major political landmark that helps readers orient the wider thirteenth-century BCE world without implying a relationship to the French regional sequence.
Research notes
- Provides historical synthesis of the battle. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Chapter 6.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between Superpowers — Lanny Bell (2007)Provides historical synthesis of the battle.
Locator: Chapter 6
Referenced records
- Kadesh · entity