Arzawa was a region and political entity in Western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age. In Hittite texts, the term is used to refer both to a particular kingdom and to a loose confederation of states.

Arzawa, ancient kingdom of western or southwestern Anatolia (its exact location is disputed). Although Arzawa was for long periods a rival of the Hittite kingdom, it was occasionally conquered and made a vassal by some of the more powerful Hittite kings, such …

Arzawa (or Assuwa) appears to have been a large region which was composed of several principalities. It emerged during the dark age of the sixteenth century BC from West Luwian-speaking Indo-European origins which were part of the South Indo-European group.

The history of Arzawa studies Western Anatolia became known to archaeology in the nineteenth century. In 1879 Professor Archibald Sayce linked the reliefs of the Magnesia region in western Turkey to those of Yazilikaya in the centre, and recognised that they both belonged to a …

Tarḫuntaradu (Luwian: "worshiper of Tarḫunt" [1]) was king of Arzawa during the first half of the 14th century BC.

During the ensuing rebellion, Arzawa became Urhi-Teshub's power base, ironically enough supporting the claim of the rightful king. Up until the reign of Tudhaliyas IV (whose inscriptions embellish the mountains of western Asia Minor to this day), Arzawa remained firmly in …

Arzawa reached its greatest prominence in the middle of the fourteenth century BCE, but had been reduced to a rump state by the end of the century. The remaining territory formed the core of the kingdom of Lydia.

Η Αρζάβα (πράσινο) περιγράφεται ως σημαντική δύναμη από τις Αιγυπτιακές επιγραφές, ενώ οι Χετταίοι (μπλε) αναφέρουν πως σχημάτιζε συμμαχία με τους Αχαιούς (μωβ).

Feb 22, 2012 · One well-documented example of such a group is Arzawa, a quarrelsome coalition of principalities in western Anatolia. This paper will focus on the western Anatolian site of Beycesultan, caught between the Hittite and Arzawan heartlands.