User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of ancient rulers in Turkey

Middle Bronze Age II A (2000–1750 BCE)

Main article: Middle Bronze Age

Assyrians (c. 1974 – c. 1836 BCE)

Main articles: Assyria, Assyrian continuity, and Assyrian people

Old Assyrian kingdom (c. 1974 – c. 1836 BCE)

Main articles: Old Assyrian kingdom, List of Assyrian kings § Puzur-Ashur dynasty (2025–1809 BC), Karum Kanesh, and Karum (trade post)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
1st		Erishum I	reigned c. 1974 – c. 1934 BCE (≈40 years)	Son of Ilu-shuma
2nd	Ikunum		r. c. 1934 – c. 1920 BCE (≈14 years)	Son of Erishum I
3rd		Sargon I	r. c. 1920 – c. 1879 BCE (≈40 years)	Son of Ikunum
4th	Puzur-Ashur II		r. c. 1879 – c. 1871 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Sargon I
5th		Naram-Suen	r. c. 1871 – c. 1836 BCE (≈35 years)	Son of Puzur-Ashur II

Amorites (c. 1836 – c. 1628 BCE)

Main article: Amorites

Kingdom of Eshnunna (c. 1836 – c. 1809 BCE)

Main article: Eshnunna

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
6th	Naram-Suen		r. c. 1836 – c. 1809 BCE (≈27 years)	Son of Ipiq-Adad II

Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia (c. 1809 – c. 1798 BCE)

Main article: Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
7th		Shamshi-Adad I	r. c. 1809 – c. 1800 BCE (≈9 years)	Son of Ila-kabkabu
8th	Ishme-Dagan I		r. c. 1800 – c. 1798 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of Shamshi-Adad I

Kingdom of Yamhad (c. 1798 – c. 1750 BCE)

Main articles: Yamhad; Halab; Mari, Syria § Third kingdom; Yamhad dynasty; and Alalakh

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
9th		Zimri-Lim	r. c. 1798 – c. 1761 BCE (≈36 years)	Son-in-law of Sumu-Epuh
10th		Yarim-Lim	r. c. 1761 – c. 1750 BCE (≈11 years)	Brother of Abba-El I

Old Babylonian empire (c. 1750 – c. 1628 BCE)

Main articles: Old Babylonian Empire, Babylonia, Babylon, Amorite dynasty, and First Dynasty of Babylon

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
11th		Hammurabi	r. c. 1750 BCE (≈1 year)	Son of Suen-Muballit

Middle Bronze Age II B (1750–1650 BCE)

Hattians (c. 1750 – c. 1650 BCE)

Main article: Hattians

Kingdom of Hatti (c. 1750 – c. 1650 BCE)

Main articles: Kussara and Hattusa

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
12th	Pithana		r. c. 1750 – c. 1745 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
13th		Anitta	r. c. 1745 – c. 1720 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Pithana
14th	Zuzzu		r. c. 1720 – c. 1710 BCE (≈10 years)	Unclear succession
15th	Tudhaliya I (?)		r. c. 1710 BCE (≈1 year)
16th	PU-Sarruma		r. c. 1710 – c. 1680 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Tudhaliya I
17th	Huzziya I		r. c. 1680 BCE (≈1 year)	Unclear succession
18th		Labarna II (?)	r. c. 1670 – c. 1650 BCE (≈20 years)	Son-in-law of PU-Sarruma (?)

Middle Bronze Age II C (1650–1550 BCE)

Neshites (c. 1650 – c. 1550 BCE)

Main article: Neshites

Old Hittite kingdom (c. 1650 – c. 1550 BCE)

Main articles: Old Hittite Kingdom and List of Hittite kings § Old kingdom

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
12th	Hattusili I		r. c. 1650 – c. 1620 BCE (≈30 years)	Same person as Labarna II (?)
13th	Mursili I		r. c. 1620 – c. 1590 BCE (≈30 years)	Grandson of Hattusili I
14th	Hantili I		r. c. 1590 – c. 1560 BCE (≈30 years)	Brother-in-law of Mursili I
15th	Zidanta I		r. c. 1560 – c. 1550 BCE (≈10 years)	Son-in-law of Hantili I

Late Bronze Age I (1550–1400 BCE)

Mitannians (c. 1550 – c. 1400 BCE)

Main article: Mitannians

Kingdom of Mitanni (c. 1550 – c. 1400 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
33rd	Kirta		r. c. 1550 – c. 1540 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Maitta
34th	Shuttarna I		r. c. 1540 – c. 1510 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Kirta
35th	Parattarna I		r. c. 1510 – c. 1490 BCE (≈20 years)	Unclear succession
36th	Parshatatar		r. c. 1490 – c. 1480 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Baratarna
37th	Shaushtatar		r. c. 1480 – c. 1460 BCE (≈20 years)
38th	Parattarna II		r. c. 1460 – c. 1435 BCE (≈25 years)	Unclear succession
39th	Shaitarna		r. c. 1435 – c. 1425 BCE (≈20 years)
40th	Artatama I		r. c. 1425 – c. 1400 BCE (≈25 years)	Son of Shaushtatar

Late Bronze Age II A (1400–1300 BCE)

Hittites (c. 1465 – c. 1319 BCE)

Main article: Hittites

New Hittite kingdom (c. 1465 – c. 1319 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
44th	Tudhaliya II		r. c. 1465 – c. 1440 BCE (≈15 years)	Grandson of Huzziya II (?)
45th	Hattusili II		r. c. 1440 – c. 1425 BCE (≈15 years)	Unclear succcession
46th	Tudhaliya III		r. c. 1425 – c. 1390 BCE (≈35 years)	Son of Arnuwanda I
47th		Arnuwanda I	r. c. 1390 – c. 1370 BCE (≈20 years)	Son-in-law of Tudhaliya III
48th		Tudhaliya IV	r. c. 1370 – c. 1350 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Tudhaliya III
49th		Suppiluliuma I	r. c. 1350 – c. 1319 BCE (≈31 years)	Son of Tudhaliya IV (?)

Late Bronze Age II B (1300–1200 BCE)

Kingdom of Karkamissa (c. 1319 – c. 1180 BCE)

Main article: Carchemish

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
50th	Piyassili		r. c. 1319 – c. 1309 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Suppiluliuma I
51st	Sahurunuwa		r. c. 1309 – c. 1275 BCE (≈34 years)	Son of Piyassili
52nd	Ini-Tesub		r. c. 1275 – c. 1209 BCE (≈66 years)	Son of Sahurunuwa
53rd	Talmi-Teshub		r. c. 1209 – c. 1180 BCE (≈29 years)	Son of Ini-Tesub

Iron Age I A (1200–1150 BCE)

Main article: Iron Age I A

Kingdom of Melid (c. 1180 – c. 1100 BCE)

Main articles: List of Neo-Hittite kings, Syro-Hittite states, and Melid

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
54th	Kuzi-Teshub		r. c. 1180 – c. 1150 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Talmi-Teshub
55th	PUGNUS-mili I		r. c. 1150 – c. 1140 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Kuzi-Teshub
56th	Runtiya		r. c. 1140 – c. 1130 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of PUGNUS-mili I
57th	Arnuwanti I		r. c. 1130 – c. 1120 BCE (≈10 years)	Brother of Runtiya
58th	PUGNUS-mili II		r. c. 1120 – c. 1112 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Arnuwanti I
59th	Arnuwanti II		r. c. 1112 – c. 1100 BCE (≈12 years)	Son of PUGNUS-mili II

Iron Age I B (1150–1000 BCE)

Luwians (c. 1100 – c. 858 BCE)

Main article: Luwians

Kingdom of Gurgum (c. 1100 – c. 1000 BCE)

Main article: Gurgum

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
60th	Astuwaramanza		r. c. 1100 – c. 1000 BCE (≈100 years)	Unclear succession

Kingdom of Carchemish (c. 1000 – c. 884 BCE)

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
61st	Suhi I		r. c. 1000 – c. 970 BCE (≈30 years)	Unclear succession
62nd	Astuwalamanza		r. c. 970 – c. 950 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Suhi I
63rd	Suhi II		r. c. 950 – c. 920 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Astuwalamanza
64th	Katuwa		r. c. 920 – c. 884 BCE (≈36 years)	Son of Suhi II

Kingdom of Kummuh (c. 884 – c. 853 BCE)

Main article: Kummuh

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
65th	Qatazilu		r. c. 884 – c. 853 BCE (≈31 years)	Unclear succession

Iron Age II B (900–700 BCE)

Urartians (c. 834 – c. 764 BCE)

Main article: Urartians

Iron Age II C (700–539 BCE)

Phrygians (c. 830 – c. 675 BCE)

Main article: Phrygians

Kingdom of Phrygia (c. 830 – c. 675 BCE)

Main articles: Phrygia and Gordion

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
67th	Gordias I (?)		r. c. 830 – c. 820 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Midas I (?)
68th		Midas II (?)	r. c. 820 – c. 800 BCE (≈20 years)	Unclear succession
69th	Gordias II (?)		r. c. 800 – c. 740 BCE (≈60 years)
70th	Midas III (?)		r. c. 740 – c. 675 BCE (≈65 years)	Son of Gordias II (?)

Lydians (c. 675 – c. 546 BCE)

Main article: Lydians

Kingdom of Lydia (c. 675 – c. 546 BCE)

Main articles: List of kings of Lydia, Lydia, and Sardis

#	Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
71st		Gyges	r. c. 675 – c. 644 BCE (≈33 years)	Son of Dascylus d. c. 644 BCE
72nd	Ardys		r. c. 644 – c. 637 BCE (≈7 years)	Son of Gyges d. c. 637 BCE
73rd	Sadyattes		r. c. 637 – c. 635 BCE (≈12 years)	Son of Ardys d. c. 635 BCE
74th		Alyattes	r. c. 635 – c. 585 BCE (≈57 years)	Son of Sadyattes d. c. 585 BCE
75th		Croesus	r. c. 585 – c. 546 BCE (≈14 years)	Son of Alyattes d. c. 546 BCE

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