Thursday, March 28

The oldest international treaty

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The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty is best known as the Kadesh Treaty. The Kadesh peace Agreement ended a long-standing feud between ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire. These ancient superpowers have been fighting for control over the lands of the eastern Mediterranean for more than two centuries. The war turned into an epoch-making battle near Kadesh. It was also called the battle of thousands of chariots. Now it is the territory of Syria. In the battle, both the Hittites and the Egyptians suffered incredibly heavy losses. Despite all the actions taken, the forces were absolutely equal. No one could win. Both sides refused to admit defeat. As a result, both of them considered themselves winners.

The treaty became a model for the diplomacy of the Ancient East and operated until the fall of the Hittite empire. A copy of it is kept in the UN building today, symbolizing the desire of peoples and states for peaceful coexistence. A peace treaty carved in stone in Egyptian and Akkadian has survived to this day. The latter was the language of international diplomacy. This is the first document of this kind registered by scientists in world history.

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