Tudhaliya IV,
King
of the Hittites
(-c1209BC)
Positions Held
Governor of Hakpis, <c1237 BC[I16]
Chief of the Bodyguards, <c1237 BC[I16]
Priest of the Storm God of Nerik, <c1237 BC[I16]
Biographical
Possibly shared power with his cousin Kurunta of Tarhuntassa with whom
he drew up a treaty.[I16]
His wife was possibly the daughter of the king of Babylon.[I16]
He faced problems controlling the vassal states, threats from Assyria,
rebellion from the people of Lalanda in the Lower Land and in the Seha
River Land and also famine in his kingdom (which required Egypt to send grain),
and plotting within his own family.[I16]
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