# Muwatalli II - King of the Hittites

URL: https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/muwatalli-ii
Reign: c. 1295 – c. 1272 BCE
Number in the list: 29
Dynasty: Hittite Empire
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muwatalli_II

Reign c. 1295-1272 BCE; fought Egypt at Kadesh (Kadesh date contested, c. 1274 BCE).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Mursili II](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/mursili-ii)
- Next in list: [Mursili III](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/mursili-iii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- -1274 - [Battle of Kadesh](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/-1274-battle-of-kadesh)
- -1272 - [Shalmaneser I annexes Hanigalbat](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/-1272-shalmaneser-i-annexes-hanigalbat)