Fifteen years after the Battle of Kadesh, Egypt and the Hittites signed one of the oldest known peace treaties.
A copy hangs at UN headquarters.
The events
- Battle of Kadesh1274 BC · Kadesh. The armies of Ramesses II and the Hittite king Muwatalli II clashed at Kadesh in perhaps the largest chariot battle ever fought. It ended inconclusively and later led to one of the earliest known peace treaties.
- Founding of the United Nations1945 · San Francisco. On 26 June 1945 the Charter of the United Nations was signed at the San Francisco conference. The UN, formally founded on 24 October 1945, was meant to prevent future wars, with the USSR, US, UK, France and China as permanent Security Council members.
13th century BC · 20th century
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