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Assyria was pressuring from the southeast, while the Hittites were pressuring from the northwest.

In that year, Ashur Ubarit I launched an attack on Mitanni, Shutarna III was defeated, and Mitanni's vassal state of Nuzi on the east bank of the Tigris River was conquered and destroyed by Assyria. Assyria became truly independent and regained its position as the most influential power in Mesopotamia.

Shutarna III had to reaffirm the treaty of alliance with Assyria and further cede the territory of the border to Assyria. In domestic affairs, the pro-Assyrians reappeared, and their arrogance became even more arrogant, causing discontent among the people in the country.

The Hittite king Supiruliuma I declared: "The whole land of Mitanni is depraved, and Assyria and Egypt are about to divide Mitanni." "It sounds more like wishful thinking.

Although Assyria invaded part of the territory of the border region of Mitanni, it was impossible for Mitanni to perish, and Assyria did not have such a great appetite for the time being.

Now the Hittites desperately needed an excuse to meddle in Mitanni's internal affairs.

This brings us to Tushrata's son, Shatiwaza, who is in exile.

After leaving Taytu, Shativaza may have first defected to Babylon, but eventually went into exile to the Hittite, where the Hittite king Shupiluluma I married one of his daughters. Shatiwaza, in the name of King Mitanni, signed the Treaty of Supiruliuma - Shatiwaza with Shupiruliuma I.

The content of this treaty is extremely humiliating, according to the content of the treaty, Mitanni will be left only with the Habur River and the Balik River valley. Therefore, the treaty should be made secret at first and will only be announced after Shatiwaza becomes king. It may be that Shativaza thought that as long as he became king, he could say no to the Hittites with the power of the powerful Mitanni, but it was not that simple.

In that year, one of Supiluluma I's sons, Piashhili, led a Hittite army into Mitanni.

According to Hittite texts, Piash Hili and Shativaza crossed the Euphrates at Carkemish and then reached Iritu in Mitanni. They sent emissaries across the river from the west bank of the Euphrates, and seemed to have anticipated the Mitanni's welcome to them, but the Mitanni pledged allegiance to their new ruler, Shutarna III, believing that the army of Supiruli Uma I had come for the riches of Tushratha. In fact, the Hittites did think so.

They asked the messenger with a hungry smile: "Why do you come? If you want to come to war, come, you don't have to go back to your king's land!" Shutarna III had sent to reinforce the army and chariots in the Iritu region, but the Hittite army was still victorious, and the people of Iretu had to pray for peace after the defeat of the Iritus.

At the same time, according to the treaty of alliance with Mitanni, Assyria's army arrived in the Mitannian capital of Washukani at the invitation of Shutarna III, guided by a two-wheeled station car sent by Mitanni, to support Shutarna III against the Hittites.

But at this critical juncture, the political situation within the city of Vashukani changed.

It may be that the strength of the Assyrian army did not meet the expectations of Shutarna III, or he changed his mind, or perhaps the Assyrian army was not trusted. It is more likely that the lurking pro-Hittite faction at this time staged a coup d'état to eliminate the pro-Assyrians and remove Shutarna III from the kingship just as the Hittite army was about to arrive.

Regardless, the Assyrian army was denied entry into the city, a move that angered the Assyrians, who surrounded Vashukani.

This led to a drastic deterioration in the political situation of Shutarna III, and the last bit of power to turn the tables collapsed, and the majority of the Vashukani population saw the Hittites as more trustworthy than their former vassals, Assyria.

In any case, the messengers sent by Piash Heli and Shatiwaza publicly conveyed Shatiwaza's message at the gates of the city demanding that the Mitanni people submit to his leadership. It seems that Shutalna III has been unable to control the situation.

Subsequently, Piash Hili and Shati Waza arrived in Vashukani under the escort of a small number of troops, and both the city-states of Mitanni Haran and Pakaripa and Vashukani had already surrendered to them. The Assyrian army did not seem to dare to stop them.

And in Pakarepa, in the desolate countryside, the Hittite army was starving, and they received the news that the Assyrian pre-peak was coming, but the enemy would not come at all.

The Assyrian army had retreated to Nirap Ini, not wanting to confront the Hittites, who were now strong. The Assyrian army seemed reluctant to make enemies of the mighty Hittite army. This may have been because Assyria had lost its excuse to intervene in Mitanni, and that Shutarna III had been deposed, and it was not wise for Assyria to stand alone against the combined forces of the two great powers, the Hittites and Mitanni.

Shatiwazza, reigned in years. Also known as Kurtiwaza> Tushrata's son Shatiwaza seized the throne of Mitanni from his cousin Shutarna III with the support of the Hittites' army and was the eleventh king of the kingdom of Mitanni.

Shativaza became king of Mitanni, but Shupiluliuma I, under a treaty with him, forcibly demanded all the lands east of the peninsula of Asia Minor, northern Mesopotamia, Carkemish and the west bank of the Euphrates, which were to be ruled by Piaş Hilli. Mitanni is confined to the Habur River and the Balik Valley.

Mitanni became increasingly dependent on an alliance with the Hittites in Hatarsus. Some scholars even consider Shatiwaza's government to be a Hittites puppet government. The Hittites did not annex Mitanni, but only to form a buffer zone in the middle of the powerful Assyria.

Babylon was conquered by Assyria. Babylon became a vassal of Assyria.

By this time, Assyria's power had become so powerful that the Hittites, who had been allied with Assyria, were already afraid, and the Hittite king Supiruliuma I began to form a closer alliance with the Mitanni king Shativaza.

Then, after pacifying Babylon, Ashur Ubarit I began an attack on Mitanni.

In order to help Mitanni, the Hittites took the initiative to attack the Assyrian lands in order to make the Assyrians retreat.