### id241958605 kings gave sons external thrones > Šuppiluliuma was eventually successful in conquering Carchemish as well, and he returned to Ḫattuša after placing two of his sons on the thrones of Aleppo and Carchemish to keep an eye on Syria. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fjwasazjnjzs7ckv3rcsqp2d) - [[Hittites Originally Vassals of the Mittani by Bentresh#id241958605 kings gave sons external thrones|View in Vault]] - [n] I still find the idea of putting kids on other thrones interesting in contrast to the consolidated stuff we see after the Carolingian era. #xref with Charlemagne. It feels like an alternate government type, but probably isn't _that_ different from how the British kings had their sons rule Dukedoms and Principalities? #articleseed this further, it's a good question for [[rAskHistorians]]