Luwians

The Luwians also known as Luvians were a people closely related to the Hittites.^[1] Sometime after 2300, the Luwians, an Indo-European-speaking people, settled in southern Anatolia.^[2]

The Luwians were related to the Hittites and were the dominant group in the Late Hittite culture.^[3]

Luwians Media

Luwian storm god Tarḫunz in the National Museum of Aleppo.
Statue from the Post-Hittite period, representing king Šuppiluliuma, ruler of the Luwian state of Pattin (Unqi)
Various Luwian (Post-Hittite) and Aramean (orange shades) states in the 8th century BCE

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References

↑ Encyclopedia of the Ancient World by Thomas J. Sienkewicz - 2002 Page 738
↑ The Encyclopedia of World History - Page 37 by Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer
↑ The New Encyclopaedia Britannica - Page 576 by Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc, Robert MacHenry

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[1] Encyclopedia of the Ancient World by Thomas J. Sienkewicz - 2002 Page 738

[2] The Encyclopedia of World History - Page 37 by Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer

[3] The New Encyclopaedia Britannica - Page 576 by Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc, Robert MacHenry

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