Karkiya
Karkiya or Karkisa was a
lived at the time, though this identification has not been firmly established.History and culture
Karkiya was governed by a council of chiefs rather than a king, and thus was not a unified political entity. The Karkiyans had relations with the
Hittite Empire, but were never part of the empire proper. Relations with the Hittites had ups and downs, and Karkiyan soldiers fought for the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh, most likely as mercenaries.[1][2]
Identification with Caria
The name Karkisa/Karkiya has been argued to be related to later terms for Caria such as
Millawanda. However, there is room for doubt of this textual interpretation.[1][3][6] Woudhuizen has located the Bronze Age forerunners of Karkiyans amongst the Cyclades,[7] though there is no known archaeological evidence for or against such migrations.[6]
See also
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- Arzawa
- Mira
- Hapalla
- Historicity of the Iliad
- Luwians
- Lukka
- Seha River Land
Notes
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- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-25279-0.
- ISBN 9781107194175.
- ^ Simon, Zsolt (2011). "Against the identification of Karkiša with Carians". In Kopanias, K.; Maner, Ç.; Stampolidis, N. (eds.). Nostoi. Indigenous Culture, Migration and Integration in the Aegean Islands and Western Anatolia During the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age.
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-25279-0.
- ^ Woudhuizen, Fred. The Luwians of Western Anatolia: Their Neighbours and Predecessors, p.29. United Kingdom, Archaeopress Publishing Limited, 2018.