Arzawa

Arzawa was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1500 to 1300 BCE, about 200 years. Its people spoke Anatolian languages (Hittite, Luwian, Lydian, Lycian).

Luwian kingdom of western Anatolia that wrote to Pharaoh Amenhotep III as an equal. Mursili II broke it up around 1320 BCE into Hittite vassal states such as Mira and the Seha River Land.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1500 to 1300 BCE
Duration: 200 years
Type: State
Region: Anatolia, Middle East
Language family: Anatolian
Capital: Apasa (Ephesus)

Neighbours in Middle East

Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE
Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE
Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
Mitanni c. 1550 to 1260 BCE
Hittite Old Kingdom c. 1650 to 1400 BCE
Dilmun c. 2800 to 544 BCE
Troy c. 3000 to 1180 BCE
Byblos c. 2800 to 1200 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Arzawa exist?

c. 1500 to 1300 BCE, about 200 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Arzawa?

Anatolia, in Middle East. Its capital was Apasa (Ephesus).

What language did Arzawa speak?

Anatolian. This family includes Hittite, Luwian, Lydian, Lycian.