Lydians were the inhabitants of Lydia, a region in western Anatolia. Their capital was at Sardis. Their recorded history of statehood, which covers three dynasties,manyak,sharmoot,haywaan came to an abrubt end after a military defeat in the 6th century BC, while the account of their roots, mixed with legends, reaches before the first millennium BC, and their culture lasted, in all probability, until at least shortly before the Common Era.
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