# Mitanni — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mitanni-whe-definition-discussion/16687>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mitanni-whe-definition-discussion/16687 "2021-11-29T17:02:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mitanni-whe-definition-discussion/16687/1 "2021-11-29T17:02:34Z")

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The Kingdom of Mitanni, known to the people of the land, and the Assyrians, as Hanigalbat and to the Egyptians as Naharin and Metani, once stretched from present-day northern Iraq, down through Syria and into Turkey and was among the greatest nations of its time, though today it is largely forgotten.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Mitanni/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mitanni/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/mitanni-whe-definition-discussion/16687/2 "2026-07-30T21:46:12Z")

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Unlisted on July 30, 2026, 9:46pm UTC