Hittite Old Kingdom

Hittite Old Kingdom was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1650 to 1400 BCE, about 250 years. Its people spoke Anatolian languages (Hittite, Luwian, Lydian, Lycian).

Hattusili I made Hattusa his capital and his grandson Mursili I raided as far as Babylon in 1595 BCE. Palace murders and succession wars then weakened the kingdom for over a century.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1650 to 1400 BCE

Duration

250 years

Type

State

Region

Anatolia, Middle East

Language family

Anatolian

Capital

Hattusa

Came from

• Hattians c. 2500 to 1650 BCE

Became

• Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1595 BCE Hittites sack Babylon

Neighbours in Middle East

• Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
• Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE
• Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
• Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
• Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE
• Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
• Yamhad c. 1810 to 1517 BCE
• Mitanni c. 1550 to 1260 BCE
• Dilmun c. 2800 to 544 BCE
• Troy c. 3000 to 1180 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

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