About Muwatalli I
Lived 1450 BC – 1420 BC (aged 29–30). Muwatalli I was a sovereign.
See also Muwatalli II Muwatalli I (meaning "mighty" ) was a king of the Hittites.
Biography Muwatalli killed his predecessor Huzziya II. He was the Chief of the Royal Bodyguard (a position known as the Gal mesedi) of Huzziya, but later he killed him. He may have been Huzziya's younger brother.
Muwatalli's Chief of the Royal Bodyguard was called Muwa. Muwattalli himself was killed in a palace by Himuili, the Chief of the Palace Servants, and Kantuzili, the Overseer of the Gold Chariot Fighters.
His wife was called Walanni.
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Who was Muwatalli I?
Hittite king
When was Muwatalli I born?
Muwatalli I was born in 1450 BC.
When did Muwatalli I die?
Muwatalli I died in 1420 BC.
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Muwatalli I was a sovereign.
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