  arnuwanda i was a king of the hittite empire. he became a ruler by marriage and was very religious. == biography == arnuwanda became a king by marriage. his wife was aÅ¡mu-nikal, daughter of king tudhaliya i. he became a successor of tudhaliya as his son-in-law. he began his reign under a co-regency with tudhaliya. his campaigns include an unsuccessful expedition against the kingdom of arawa. == family == arnuwanda's parents are not known. he was a son-in-law of tudhaliya and nikal-mati. he had two sons, prince aÅ¡mi-Å arruma and king tudhaliya ii. there is a very fragmentary text in which arnuwanda names his son tudhaliya as his future successor. ==see also==  * history of the hittites ==external links== *reign of arnuwanda i         
14th-century_BC_rulers Hittite_kings