Tabal region
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The Tabal region was an Iron Age area in central Anatolia, inhabited by Neo-Hittite principalities that frequently interacted and clashed with the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age polity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| approximateLocation |
north of the Taurus Mountains
ⓘ
south of the Halys River ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially identified through sites in central Turkey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Luwian peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syro-Anatolian states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kummuh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melid NERFINISHED ⓘ Que NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Neo-Hittite culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| engagedIn | regional trade ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
early Iron Age ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalStructure |
multiple small kingdoms
ⓘ
principalities ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContinuityWith |
Luwian groups
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Hittite populations ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Neo-Hittite principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactedWith | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Assyrian royal inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageFamilyUsed | Luwian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Shalmaneser III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountryEquivalent | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neo-Hittite world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-Hittite states ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
coalition of local rulers
ⓘ
vassal of Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Luwian-Hittite polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of central Anatolian routes ⓘ |
| successorState | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpan | circa 12th century BCE to 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed |
Hieroglyphic Luwian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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