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Isuwa
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Isuwa (transcribed Išuwa and sometimes rendered Ishuwa, Issuwa), was a kingdom founded by the Hurrians, which came under Hittite sovereignty towards 1600 BC as a result of their struggle with the Hittites.

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Continent
Asia
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inception
1500-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0824-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Middle Bronze Age
  • Hattusili I
  • Late Bronze Age
  • Iron Age
  • Archaeology
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Sources
  • External links

Isuwa (transcribed Išuwa and sometimes rendered Ishuwa, Issuwa), was a kingdom founded by the Hurrians, which came under Hittite sovereignty towards 1600 BC as a result of their struggle with the Hittites.

== Location == thumb|260px|Isuwa on the map of the ancient Middle East in the beginning of the Amarna letters period, the first half of the 14th century BC

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