Second Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The Second Conference of the Great Powers' Club took place in 56 AEE. It was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Tudhaliya VI of Hatti, Mutakkil-Nusku of Assyria, and Marduk-apla-iddina II of Karduniash. The kings convened in Nippur, the religious center of Karduniash. During this conference, the two opposing factions officially formed in between the meetings. After the first day, the Hattusa-Babylon Axis, an alliance of Hatti and Karduniash, was established, and in response, after the second day the Triple Alliance was formed, which consisted of Egypt, Assyria, and the Mycenaean Confederation (the latter not being present, but already being in an alliance with Egypt). While there were some separate meetings of both factions, regular conference meetings, where all four kings participated, also continued.
Other than the alliance treaties, such agreements were signed:
* The official border was delineated between Assyria and the Hittite puppet kingdom Hayasa-Azzi.
* The Hittite puppet states of Hayasa-Azzi, Lukka, and Masa were officially recognized.
* The Mycenaean puppet kingdoms of Wilusa and Ahhiyawa were officially recognized.
* Border restrictions were loosened between the four kingdoms. 
* The puppet kingdoms of Amurru and Ugarit were officially recognized by Assyria and Karduniash, and were set to be integrated into Egypt and Hatti respectively in 30 years, 86 AEE.
Several proposals failed:
* Official recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Inclusion of the Mycenaean Confederation into the Great Powers' Club (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
* A limit on army sizes, capping them at 80 000 men (proposed by Karduniash, opposed by others); a later proposal capped them at 100 000 men (proposed by Karduniash, supported by Egypt, opposed by Assyria and Hatti). 
The next conference was decided to be held in the Assyrian city of Nineveh in 61 AEE.
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