Hattusili's Civil War

Hittite Civil War
Hatti before the Civil War
Date c. 1267 BC (short chronology) Location New Kingdom Hatti Result Ḫattušili victory Territorial changes Muršili granted a fiefdom in Nuhašše before eventually fleeing to exile in Egypt
Belligerents
Muršili III Ḫattuša and the South	Ḫattušili III Upper Land lead from Ḫakpiš

Hattusili's Civil War was a struggle between the Hittite king Muršili III and his uncle Ḫattušili III that occurred around 1267 BC. This struggle erupted into a civil war, which Ḫattušili went on to win. Muršili was exiled, but continued to claim the throne from abroad.