Fifth Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The Fifth Conference of the Great Powers' Club was the final conference of the club. It took place in 71 AEE and was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Suppiluliuma IV of Hatti, Ashur-resh-ishi of Assyria, and Marduk-apla-iddina II of Karduniash. The meeting happened in Ugarit, capital of the Kingdom of Ugarit, a puppet of the Kingdom of Hatti. The Elamite king Shilhak-Inshushinak was also invited, to attend the meeting as an observer, but refused and did not show up. 
Such agreements were signed:
* The lifting of some trade restrictions involving Alashiya trading with Egypt and the Mycenaean Confederation.
* An adjustment of the Egyptian-Hittite border.
* A new temporary payment from Karduniash to Assyria, to prevent further conflict between the two countries.
* The approval of construction of new Kassite outposts in Dilmun and Magan.
* The approval of construction of new Egyptian outposts in Libya.
* A new agreement on the assimilation and integration of barbarians within the kingdoms as well as creation of joint border patrol forces. 
* A proposition to take Elam's application to join to the next level and investigate the country further to see if it meets the final criteria.
* A project to build a neutral city between all four kingdoms which would serve as the hub and meeting place of the Club and would be maintained by all members of it.
Several proposals failed:
* Hittite withdrawal from Alashiya and the restoration of its independence (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
* The shifting of Assyrian border south, so that the Kassite cities of Eshnunna and Dur-Kurigalzu would become part of Assyria (proposed by Assyria, opposed by everyone else).
* An adjustment of the Hittite-Mycenaean border (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Mycenaean Confederation becoming a member of the Club (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
However, none of this came into effect, as during a feast during the Conference, the four kings were poisoned by agents of Harharran, the king of Ugarit, who was working for Shilhak-Inshushinak. With the death of the kings, their sons succeeded them and almost immediately began fighting in the Great Powers' War, which pit the factions against each other and put an end to the Great Powers' Club. 
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