Battle of Kadesh in ancient Egypt | Facts Pharaohs, History Why was the Battle of Qadesh so significant betwwen Ramesses II and Hittite Empire and more about Ancient Egypt History.
Facts and history of the most important wars of the Pharaohs between King Ramesses II “Egyptian Pharaohs kings” and the Hittite army outside the Egyptian borders in Syria and more ancient war secrets.
Battle of Kadesh
What are the primary sources of the Battle of Kadesh?
The ancient battle of Kadesh took place between the forces of Pharaonic King Ramses II from Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during The New Kingdom, who was king of Egypt as in Ancient Egyptian Government and Coronation of the Pharaohs, and the Hittites, who were under the leadership of King Muwatalli II.
The battle took place in the heart of the city of Kadesh, that city that was located in the past on that western bank of the Orontes River in the Syria region located in the south of Lake Hummus, located several kilometers away.
Also, that battle is a battle that is already dated and mentioned in approximately the fifth year of the reign of the great Pharaonic king Ramesses II, meaning that it took place around the year 1274 BC.
What if the Hittite won?
The pharaoh and King Ramses II with his impregnable armies “Military of ancient Egypt” had left the castle, which was called Tharua, and that matter happened in the spring of the fifth year of the rule of that king.
But after nearly a month had passed, his armies had already reached the outskirts of the city of Kadesh, specifically at the confluence of one of the branches located in the Orontes River.
It was also that the Pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Army at that time consisted of approximately four legions, and they were legions belonging to both the king as God Amun, God Ra, God Ptah, and God Set, which are names belonging to the major Egyptian deities.
While King Muwatalli II, who was at that time the king of the Hittites, had already amassed a strong army, and then a very large number of soldiers, in addition to Towa and the armies of his allies, were involved in it, and he was able to take ancient Kadesh at that time as a center for the presence of his armies.
What happened at the Battle of Kadesh?
At a time when King Ramesses II was already camped with his army near the battle of Kadesh, which was located almost on the march of only one day, as he entered his camp, the number of approximately two Shas, or what they call (the Bedouins).
But in reality, the characters who were from Shasu were just two spies.
On the basis on which this news came, even without waiting and making sure of its authenticity, the Pharaonic king Ramesses II would have hurried to be at the head of the Legion of Amun.
But the next day, another battle took place between them, but it was inconclusive, as King Ramesses II claimed in a number of his writings that King Muwatalli II had already sent in the request for reconciliation on this day, but despite that, there is no A kind of evidence that came from the side of the Hittite army, which could confirm the veracity of this story.
And from Qom, after the occurrence of a number of fierce battles between these two parties, and the presence of this number of large or heavy losses that were inflicted on them, the two parties had already agreed to complete the reconciliation.
What are some facts about the Battle of Kadesh?
Unfortunately, Pharaoh Ramesses II had failed to succeed in breaking the defenses in Kadesh, and accordingly the Houthis succeeded in keeping Kadesh under their control.
The Pharaonic king, Ramesses Avla, returned to the state of Damascus.
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