Huzziya I

Huzziya I (died 1525 BC) was a king of the Hittites (Old Kingdom), ruling for 5 years, c. 1530–1525 BC (middle chronology) or 1466–1461 BC (short chronology).

Biography According to the Telepinu Proclamation, at the time of the death of Ammuna, the assassins killed Titiya and Hantili, and so Huzziya I became king. Based on this text, most scholars assume that Titiya and Hantili were sons of Ammuna, and were killed to make way for his second-rank son Huzziya I's accession to the throne.

Huzziya I's sister might have been, Istapariya, who was married to Telipinu. Telepinu deposed Huzziya I and sent them into exile. According to Trevor Bryce, Huzziya I was just a usurper, and Telipinu was a son of Ammuna, and Telepinu's phrase that he "sat on the throne of his father" could be understood literally.

Eventually, Huzziya I was killed during Telepinu's reign, but against Telepinu's orders.