King Ramses will say that it was our King Hattusilis that came to him with an offer of Peace. But, it was King Ramses who came to Us for Peace. He knew it would not be much longer before we conquered his land.

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The tension after the treaty:

Despite the readiness of both courts to abide by the treaty, some tension persisted owing to the presence of the deposed Hittite prince who remained in political asylum in Egypt for 10 years after the treaty.

Though Hattusili requested his surrender, Ramses refused to apply the treaty in retrospect.
This was probably due to the Hittites’ refusal to re-adjust the borders between Egypt and Syria to their pre-treaty positions.

This, together with the bitterness Hattusili felt due to the arrogant tone in Ramses’ messages, continued to create tension between the two courts. In letters, Ramses had to remind Hattusili of their fraternity, and reproached him on their exchange of gifts.

Hattusili had send but one handicapped slave as a gift, while Ramses had sent a number of physicians who were in high demand worldwide, along with a substantial quantity of herbs.

As Babel began to establish diplomatic relations with Egypt, Ramses accepted a Babylonian princess among his harem.

Jealousy of the relationship between these two kingdoms, Hattusili cemented the treaty 13 years later by offering his daughter to Ramses.

The royal wedding was depicted on the temples of Karnak, Elephentine and Abu-Simbel.

Tension started to fade gradually after the marriage, and later diplomatic missions came to include more elite personnel.

A visit by the Hittite crown prince was arranged to Egypt, and upon his return with gifts, Hattusili himself accepted Ramses’ invitation to visit Egypt.

Ramses greeted him at Canaan and escorted him to Pi-Ramses, where perhaps the world first summit meeting took place. Later, another princess was sent to the Egyptian court.

During the next 46 regal years of Ramses II, peace continued and the treaty was respected until the fall of the Hittite Empire.

When the king of Mira in Asia Minor attempted to form a coalition with Egypt against the Hittites, Ramses refused saying:

"Today there is fraternity between the Great King of Egypt and the king of Hatti, between Ra and Teshub."