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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Collection of facts about the Hittites

This post is a collection of facts about the Hittites (c. 1650 - 1180 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey)
• Capital: Hattusa
• Fought Egypt, Assyria and Mitanni
• Šuppiluliuma I ruled c. 1350 - 1322 BC
• Extended to northern Levant and Mesopotamia (14th century BC)
• Most territory annexed by Assyrian Empire (12th century BC)
• Smaller states survived until annexed by Assyrian Empire (8th century BC)