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44: 174: 287:). Soon after, Mašḫuiluwa was convicted of perjury, stirred up the land of Pitašša against the Hittites, and fled to the land of Maša. Muršili II threatened to invade Maša and thus Mašḫuiluwa was handed over to him, whereupon he was deported to 279:, Mašḫuiluwa was installed in Mira as a vassal ruler and granted 600 men as a personal guard. How much of the area of the former Arzawa lands were encompassed by Mira is not clear. It is probable that Mira extended to the 375:, a 'Great prince' Kupantakurunta is named, who is most likely the son of Mašḫuiluwa. The reference to Mira in the inscription is an indication that the land extended at least to the eastern part of the 255:. Borders with other territories, like Pitašša, Maša, and the kingdom of Arzawa are only attested in limited time periods. Mira was the closest of the Arzawa lands to the Hittite kingdom. 494: 481: 302:
in the 13th century BC, there seem to have been disagreements between the Hittites and the king of Mira (probably Kupanta-Runtiya), because of the latter's support for
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in the 14th century BC, but it is unclear whether Mira was one of the opponents of the Great King, or what its relationship to Arzawa was. Šuppiluliuma's daughter,
372: 236: 327: 272: 97: 359: 306:, whom Ḫattušili had ousted. Whether this led to war between Mira and the Hittites is not clear. The last known reference to Mira is in the treaty of 109: 540: 570: 414:
The name Tarkasnawa also appears on a silver seal and in seal impressions from Hattusa, where the name was previously read as Tarkondemos.
347: 335: 268: 178: 604: 619: 275:, who came from the Arzawa lands. After the successful conclusion of the Arzawa campaign by Šuppiluliuma's son and successor 318:, late in the 13th century BC, in which a king of Mira with the name of Alantalli is named as a witness to the treaty. 588: 552: 526: 503: 457: 17: 529: 506: 43: 291:. By agreement with 'the Great men' of Mira, Mašḫuiluwa's successor was his nephew and adopted son, 232: 450:
Götter, Herrscher, Inschriften – Die Felsreliefs der hethitischen Großreichszeit in der Türkei
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The earliest reference to Mira is connected to the Arzawa campaign of the Hittite Great King
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J. David Hawkins, "Tarkasnawa, King of Mira: 'Tarkondemos', Boğazköy sealings and Karabel,"
390:(Ḫattuša) from the 14th and 13th centuries BC. In the Karabel relief, a king of Mira named 315: 188: 299: 8: 395: 614: 584: 548: 522: 499: 489: 453: 432: 264: 239:
decipherment of the inscription on the relief in 1998. The southern border with the
204: 307: 609: 555: 224: 579: 485: 228: 208: 61: 598: 161: 344:(Kupantakurunta; ca. 1300–1250/40 BC); nephew and adopted son of Mašḫuiluwa. 276: 280: 192: 57: 387: 303: 240: 223:
According to the current understanding, Mira's northern border with the
391: 353: 196: 123: 383: 71: 311: 288: 284: 248: 212: 356:(until some time after 1220 BC; Luwian: 'Ass'); son of Alantalli 331: 211:. A significantly smaller Arzawa continued, centered on Apasa ( 200: 165: 495:
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie
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Mira is mentioned in around twenty, mostly fragmentary,
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and the Hittite kingdom may have been somewhere around
596: 362:or Parḫuitta (Reading uncertain; after 1220 BC) 444: 442: 195:kingdoms that emerged in western Anatolia ( 469: 467: 465: 42: 439: 583:(DNP). Band 8, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, 172: 48:Location of Mira and neighbouring states 462: 410:grandson of ...., King of the land Mira 283:and had its capital at Apaša (probably 14: 597: 534: 498:, Walter de Gruyter, 1997 pp. 218–220 519:Historical dictionary of the Hittites 231:. This was first proposed in 1975 by 177:Relief of King Tarkasnawa of Mira at 545:Geschichte des hethitischen Reiches. 406:Alantalli, King of the land of Mira 24: 25: 631: 398:inscription on the relief reads: 350:(after 1259 – after 1236 v. Chr.) 191:, was one of the semi-autonomous 247:, while the eastern border with 564: 521:. Scarecrow Press, 2004 S. 202 605:Historical regions of Anatolia 511: 424: 366: 37:1330 BCE–late 13th Century BCE 13: 1: 620:Former countries in West Asia 417: 93:• ca. 1330 BCE–1300 BCE 7: 338:, the sister of Mursili II. 218: 187:(ca. 1330–1190 BC), in the 10: 636: 258: 215:), with Mira to the east. 78: 310:with his cousin or uncle 157: 153: 143: 133: 129: 119: 115: 105:• After 1220s BCE–? 103: 91: 87: 77: 67: 53: 41: 36: 29: 474:Susanne Heinhold-Krahmer 452:, von Zabern 2005 p. 91 321: 517:Charles Allen Burney: 412: 402:Tarkasnawa, King Mira 181: 145:• Disestablished 400: 373:Suratkaya inscription 233:Hans Gustav Güterbock 176: 149:late 13th Century BCE 334:: 'Mouse'); married 298:During the reign of 591:, Sp. 250–255. 436:48, 1998, pp. 1–31. 396:Hieroglyphic Luwian 377:Beşparmak Mountains 330:(ca. 1330–1300 BC; 135:• Established 547:Brill 1999 p. 194 448:Horst Ehringhaus: 237:John David Hawkins 227:was marked by the 203:by the victorious 182: 490:Dietz-Otto Edzard 433:Anatolian Studies 394:is depicted. The 386:tablets found at 235:and confirmed by 171: 170: 16:(Redirected from 627: 558: 538: 532: 515: 509: 471: 460: 446: 437: 428: 243:was probably at 46: 27: 26: 21: 635: 634: 630: 629: 628: 626: 625: 624: 595: 594: 567: 562: 561: 556:bei GoogleBooks 539: 535: 516: 512: 472: 463: 447: 440: 429: 425: 420: 407: 403: 369: 342:Kupanataruntiya 324: 293:Kupanta-Runtiya 271:was married to 261: 225:Seha River Land 221: 189:Late Bronze Age 146: 136: 106: 94: 49: 32: 31:Kingdom of Mira 23: 22: 18:Kingdom of Mira 15: 12: 11: 5: 633: 623: 622: 617: 612: 607: 593: 592: 580:Der Neue Pauly 566: 563: 560: 559: 533: 510: 486:Bruno Meissner 461: 438: 422: 421: 419: 416: 368: 365: 364: 363: 357: 351: 345: 339: 323: 320: 265:Šuppiluliuma I 260: 257: 229:Karabel relief 220: 217: 209:Hittite Empire 205:Suppiluliuma I 169: 168: 159: 155: 154: 151: 150: 147: 144: 141: 140: 137: 134: 131: 130: 127: 126: 121: 120:Historical era 117: 116: 113: 112: 107: 104: 101: 100: 95: 92: 89: 88: 85: 84: 81: 75: 74: 69: 65: 64: 62:Hittite Empire 55: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 34: 33: 30: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 632: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 602: 600: 590: 589:3-476-01478-9 586: 582: 581: 576: 572: 569: 568: 557: 554: 553:9789004102019 550: 546: 542: 541:Horst Klengel 537: 531: 528: 527:9780810849365 524: 520: 514: 508: 505: 504:9783110148091 501: 497: 496: 491: 487: 483: 482:Erich Ebeling 479: 475: 470: 468: 466: 459: 458:3-8053-3469-9 455: 451: 445: 443: 435: 434: 427: 423: 415: 411: 408: 404: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 380: 378: 374: 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 333: 329: 326: 325: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 300:Ḫattušili III 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 256: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 180: 175: 167: 163: 162:Aegean Region 160: 158:Today part of 156: 152: 148: 142: 138: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 114: 111: 108: 102: 99: 96: 90: 86: 82: 80: 76: 73: 70: 66: 63: 59: 56: 52: 45: 40: 35: 28: 19: 578: 574: 571:Frank Starke 565:Bibliography 544: 536: 530:Google Books 518: 513: 507:Google Books 493: 477: 449: 431: 426: 413: 409: 405: 401: 381: 370: 308:Tudḫaliya IV 297: 281:Aegean coast 262: 222: 193:vassal state 184: 183: 79:King of Mira 58:Vassal state 367:Testimonies 316:Tarḫuntašša 304:Urḫi-Teššup 241:Lukka lands 599:Categories 418:References 392:Tarkasnawa 354:Tarkasnawa 328:Mašḫuiluwa 277:Muršili II 273:Mašḫuiluwa 197:Asia Minor 124:Bronze Age 98:Mašḫuiluwa 68:Government 388:Boğazkale 384:cuneiform 360:Mašḫuitta 348:Alantalli 110:Mašḫuitta 615:Hittites 219:Location 139:1330 BCE 371:In the 336:Muwatti 312:Kurunta 289:Hattusa 285:Ephesus 269:Muwatti 259:History 249:Hapalla 213:Ephesus 207:of the 179:Karabel 72:Kingdom 60:of the 610:Arzawa 587:  551:  525:  502:  456:  332:Luwian 201:Arzawa 166:Turkey 83:  54:Status 575:Mirā. 322:Kings 253:Afyon 245:Milas 585:ISBN 577:In: 549:ISBN 523:ISBN 500:ISBN 478:Mira 454:ISBN 185:Mira 480:in 314:of 601:: 573:: 543:: 492:: 488:, 484:, 476:: 464:^ 441:^ 379:. 295:. 164:, 20:)

Index

Kingdom of Mira
Location of Mira and neighbouring states
Vassal state
Hittite Empire
Kingdom
King of Mira
Mašḫuiluwa
Mašḫuitta
Bronze Age
Aegean Region
Turkey

Karabel
Late Bronze Age
vassal state
Asia Minor
Arzawa
Suppiluliuma I
Hittite Empire
Ephesus
Seha River Land
Karabel relief
Hans Gustav Güterbock
John David Hawkins
Lukka lands
Milas
Hapalla
Afyon
Šuppiluliuma I
Muwatti

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