Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia

Below is a list of Ancient kingdoms in Anatolia. Anatolia (most of modern Turkey) was the home of many ancient kingdoms. This list does not include the earliest kingdoms, which were merely city states, except those that profoundly affected history. It also excludes foreign invaders (such as The Achaemenid Empire, the Macedonian Empire, Roman Empire etc.).^[1]

The list of kingdoms

Map of the Hittite Empire showing the various Anatolian kingdoms that were its vassals

Before Achaemenid conquest (546 BC)

The first column shows the name of the kingdom or the state, the second column shows the name of the capital, the third column shows the life span of the state. However, there are uncertainties both in the second and in the third columns. In particular, the first dates (of emergence) are approximate.

After Partition of Babylon (323 BC)

In the table it can be seen that there are no new local kingdoms between 9th century BC and 3rd century BC. This era roughly corresponds to foreign rule (Achaemenid Empire and Macedonian Empire.)

See also

• History of Anatolia
• Medieval states in Anatolia

References and notes

1. ^ Seton Lloyd:Ancient Turkey (Trans. Ender Varinlioğlu) Tubitak populer Bilim Kitapları,Ankara, 1989, ISBN 975-403-084-7
2. ^ Both Troy and Miletus were actually city states. So the names of the capital and the state were identical
3. ^ Leading state of Ionian League