What is Hattusili III?
'''Hattusili III''' was a king of the [[Hittite]] empire around 1267–1237 BC.<ref>Short chronology.</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Kingdom of the Hittites|url=https://archive.org/details/kingdomofhittite0000bryc|first=Trevor|last=Bryce|authorlink=|isbn=978-0199240104|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998}}.</ref> He was the fourth and last son of [[Mursili II]]. Hattusili led the Hittite forces in the [[Battle of Kadesh]] against Egypt in 1274 BC. Hattusili and the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[pharaoh]] [[Ramesses II]] later made a [[peace treaty]]. This is the earliest treaty which has survived to the present day. Apparently, it was based upon previous Hittite models. The treaty set up a long-lasting peace between the two rival empires. Ramesses married Hattusili's daughter, and years later he married another Hittite princess. == References == {{Reflist}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Hittite Empire]] [[Category:Mesopotamian people]] [[Category:13th century BC]] [[Category:2nd-millennium BC people]]