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Also known as Hayasa

Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa (, ) was a Late Bronze Age confederation in the Armenian Highlands and/or Pontic region of Asia Minor. The Hayasa-Azzi confederation was in conflict with the Hittite Empire in the 14th century BCE, leading up to the collapse of Hatti around 1190 BCE. It has long been thought that Hayasa-Azzi may have played a significant role in the ethnogenesis of Armenians.

Wikidata facts

Capital
Kemah
Form of government
monarchy
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inception
1501-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1201-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • Political structure
  • Early history
  • Tudhaliya III and Suppiluliuma I (1360s–1320s BCE)
  • Mursili II (1320s–1290s BCE)
  • Decline of Hayasa
  • Hayasa and Armenians
  • Criticism of Armenian connection theory
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa (, ) was a Late Bronze Age confederation in the Armenian Highlands and/or Pontic region of Asia Minor. The Hayasa-Azzi confederation was in conflict with the Hittite Empire in the 14th century BCE, leading up to the collapse of Hatti around 1190 BCE. It has long been thought that Hayasa-Azzi may have played a significant role in the ethnogenesis of Armenians.

==Location==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hayasa-Azzi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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