A Late Bronze Age western Anatolian kingdom and loose confederation of states that was a major rival and sometimes vassal of the Hittite Empire.
Conquered and dismembered c. 1300 BCE by Hittite king Mursili II, who defeated the Arzawan king Uhha-Ziti and divided the confederation into three Hittite vassal provinces: Mira (later Caria), Seha River Land (later Lydia), and Hapalla.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Arzawa — the shape you scrub through changes in 1650 BC · 1400 BC.
Extensive coverage of Arzawa as the Hittites' main western competitor; draws on Hittite diplomatic correspondence.
A reliable, readable introduction to the Bronze Age peoples of Anatolia and the Hittite world, the milieu of the Hattians, Arzawa, Kizzuwatna, and Kaska.