Realm · 1600–1180 BCE
Hittites
Hittites appears on the map from 1600 BCE to 1180 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1300 BCE, it covered about 321,568 km².
One of the realms of Hittite Empire. The Hittites, speakers of the oldest recorded Indo-European language, built a kingdom in central Anatolia (modern Turkey) around 1650 BCE with its capital at Hattusa. An early king, Mursili I, raided as far as Babylon and sacked it in 1595 BCE.
See Hittites on the map in 1300 BCE
- On the map
- 1600–1180 BCE
- Greatest extent
- 1300 BCE, about 321,568 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Hittites · Wikidata Q5406
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1600–1501 BCE | 58,875 km² |
| 1500–1401 BCE | 57,838 km² |
| 1400–1301 BCE | 167,244 km² |
| 1300–1241 BCE | 321,568 km² |
| 1240–1221 BCE | 320,455 km² |
| 1220–1201 BCE | 300,839 km² |
| 1200–1180 BCE | 300,839 km² |
Related
- Hittite Empire empire
- The world in 1500 BCE: Chariots and Empires chapter