Editing Hittites (section)

===Foreign Policy and Wars===
The Hittite Great Kingdom frequently took booty people during its wars, which were an important source of labor in food production and replacement of [[Hittites#population|population]] losses.<ref name="Bryce 2024 130–134">{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|year=2024|title= Hattusili: The Hittite Prince who stole an Empire|publisher=Bloomsbury|isbn=978-1-3503-4182-1|pages=130–134}}</ref> While they had frequent dealings with foreign powers, such as, Bryce thinks they may have had an [[non-aggression pact]] with [[Ahhiyawa]], having taken then traded back [[Millawanda]] in negotiations.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|year=2024|title= Hattusili: The Hittite Prince who stole an Empire|publisher=Bloomsbury|isbn=978-1-3503-4182-1|pages=150–162}}</ref> While the Hittites had a troubled relationship with [[new Kingdom|Egypt]], culminating in the famous [[battle of Kadesh]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=158–166|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref> Hittite Queens often were influential wielders of power in foreign policy, such as via establishment of marriage alliances. An example of this is Queen [[Puduhepa]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=196–201|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref> With the Hittites internationally being part of the [[Club of great powers]] with Hatti maintaining an alliance with Egypt after the [[Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|year=2024|title= Hattusili: The Hittite Prince who stole an Empire|publisher=Bloomsbury|isbn=978-1-3503-4182-1|pages=95–109}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=224–230|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref> Hatti's northern and eastern frontiers were often unstable as evidenced by [[Battle of Ganuvara]] and [[Hittite Wars of Survival]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=66–73|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref> While its relationship with Assyria was often troublesome, like around the time of [[Battle of Nihriya]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=237–239|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref> or to its south with [[Battles of Alashiya]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryce|first=Trevor|author-link=Trevor Bryce|date=2023|title= Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise history of the Hittites|publisher=Bloomsbury|pages=238–239|isbn=978-1-3503-4885-1}}</ref>