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Mitanni
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Mi·tan·ni  (m-tn, -tän)
An ancient kingdom of northwest Mesopotamia extending from the bend in the Euphrates River nearly to the Tigris River. Founded probably by Aryans, the kingdom was established c. 1475 b.c. and lasted until c. 1275, when it fell to the Hittites.

Mi·tanni·an adj. & n.


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The kingdom of Mittani occupied roughly the same territory spanning Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran in the 14th Century BC that many Kurds now hope will one day form an independent Kurdistan.
Babylonia laid to the south and to the west was Assyria, whose revolt against the Hurrian kingdom of Mittani probably led to Nuzi's destruction in the 14th century and ultimately contributed to Mittani's collapse.
 
 
 
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