POLITICIAN
Muršili II
1400 BC - 1300 BC
Muršili II
Mursili II (also spelled Mursilis II) was a king of the Hittite Empire (New kingdom) c. 1330–1295 BC (middle chronology) or 1321–1295 BC (short chronology). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Muršili II is the 2,502nd most popular politician (up from 2,520th in 2024). (up from 284th in 2019)
Muršili II is most famous for the Hittite Empire's defeat in the Battle of Kadesh.
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Among politicians, Muršili II ranks 2,502 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Ahaziah of Judah, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Robert R. Livingston, and Martin of Aragon. After him are Heinrich Lübke, Marcus Atilius Regulus, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Souphanouvong, Giovanna of Italy, and Vannozza dei Cattanei.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1400 BC, Muršili II ranks 6. Before him are Nefertiti, Akhenaten, Jethro, Smenkhkare, and Meritaten. After him are Shalmaneser I, Meritamen, Mursili III, Adad-nirari I, Kiya, and Ashur-uballit I. Among people deceased in 1300 BC, Muršili II ranks 2. Before him is Ḫattušili III. After him are Tudḫaliya IV, Shalmaneser I, Meritamen, Muwatalli II, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Puduḫepa, Fu Hao, Bintanath, Amun-her-khepeshef, and Henutmire.
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Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 1
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 85.92
Rank: 2
Jethro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 3
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Meritaten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 5
Muršili II
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 6
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 7
Meritamen
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 8
Mursili III
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1267 BC
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 9
Adad-nirari I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 10
Kiya
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 11
Ashur-uballit I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1318 BC
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1300 BC
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Ḫattušili III
POLITICIAN
1267 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 1
Muršili II
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 2
Tudḫaliya IV
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 3
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 4
Meritamen
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 5
Muwatalli II
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 6
Tukulti-Ninurta I
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 7
Puduḫepa
POLITICIAN
1289 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 8
Fu Hao
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
Bintanath
COMPANION
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 10
Amun-her-khepeshef
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 11
Henutmire
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 12
