Hittite intervention in the northern Syrian kingdoms (Yamhad,Alalakh) 1600-1200 B.C

Authors

  • Hassan Abd Alhak Damascus University
  • Reem Souheil Sakr Damascus University

Abstract

The research defines an ancient kingdom adjacent to the kingdoms of the ancient Syrian region. It is the Hittite Kingdom in the modern Bronze Age 1600-1200 BC by defining its expansionist policy to achieve its ambitions to control the potential and resources of the northern Syrian kingdoms; Yamhad / Aleppo ̸ Alalakh  By highlighting the potential and wealth and economic and geographic importance of tow kingdoms in relation to the Hittites who took from the heart of Anatolia the center of their empire, and to emphasize the close dialectical relationship between the economy and geography with the political side as a magnet and a key driver determines policies Foreign kingdoms and State.

Author Biographies

Hassan Abd Alhak, Damascus University

Assistant Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Reem Souheil Sakr , Damascus University

postgraduate Student, Department of History,  Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Published

2021-02-01

How to Cite

عبد الحق ح. ., & صقر ر. س. . (2021). Hittite intervention in the northern Syrian kingdoms (Yamhad,Alalakh) 1600-1200 B.C. Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series, 42(6). Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/humlitr/article/view/10201