Muwatalli II
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Muwatalli II was a king of the New kingdom of the Hittite empire (1295–1272 BC). The elder son of Mursili II, he is best known as the Hittite ruler who fought Ramesses II to a standstill at the Battle of Kadesh around 1274 BC. A copy of a treaty between him and Alaksandru, ruler of Wilusa, one of the Arzawa lands has been recovered. Egyptologists also believe that Muwattalli reached an informal peace treaty or understanding with Seti I over Kadesh to avoid a clash between the two superpowers over control of Syria. In it, Seti I effectively ceded Kadesh to the Hittite king in order to focus on domestic issues in Egypt.
Muwatalli's namesake, Muwatalli I, was a pre-Empire king of the early 14th century, the predecessor of Tudhaliya I.
| Preceded by: Mursili II | Hittite king | Succeeded by: Mursili III |