The Hittites asked for a cease-fire, and Ramses officers advised him to make peace, saying, However, his army managed to fight bravely until reinforcements arrived, turning the defeat into victory. It lasted four days, and initially Ramses was losing the battle. The resulting battle is one of the most famous in Egyptian history. Afterwards, a short-lived truce was signed between the two empires.ĭuring the reign of Seti I's son, 'Ramses II', advances were made against Syria that reached Kadesh one more. Within the first two years of his reign, he was able to restore all of Palestine and the city of Kadesh to Egyptian control. With the rise of the 19th dynasty in Egypt, 'Seti I' began to reestablish Egypts power in the Near East.

Hostility between Egypt and the Hittites was further augmented. However, he was captured and murdered by the Egyptian commander of the army, Horemheb (who later became pharaoh). In response to her assurance, the king sent his son. As this offer was astounding, the king suspected treachery and sent an ambassador to test the queens true intentions. In order to secure her position, she sent a secret letter to their king asking him for a son whom she could marry and make pharaoh. After the death of Akhen-Aton, and the murder (or death) of his successor Tut-Ankh-Amon, his wife (and Akhen-Atons daughter), 'Ankh-Esenpa-Aton', attempted a diplomatic coup with the Hittites.

This resulted in Egypt loosing control over considerable territory in Syria when aggressors, aided by the Hittites, invaded. The pharaoh unfortunately neglected them and never replied. International correspondence from the Asian princes in Palestine and Syria (known as the Amarna Letters) were sent to Akhen-Aton and his court requesting help, and warnings of the Hittites growing influence. They started challenging the Egyptian Empire during its decline under the reign of Akhen-Aton (18th dynasty). By the second millennium BC, they became a great power that finally replaced the Babylonian state around 1530 BC. Their rise and hostility with Egypt: The Hittites were a minor nation in Anatolia, who started to penetrate peacefully east and west through monopolizing political power in the Near East.