Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-535) and index.
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The origins of the Hittites -- Anatolia in the Assyrian colony period -- Territories and early rivals of Hatti -- The foundations of the kingdom : the reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I (c.1620) -- The struggles for the royal succession : from Mursili I to Muwattalli I (c.1620-1400) -- A new era begins : from Tudhaliya III to Tudhaliya III (c.1400-1350) -- The supremacy of Hatti : the reign of Suppiluliuma I -- Young king proves his worth : the reign of Mursili II -- The showdown with Egypt : the reign of Muwattalli II -- The illfated reign of the secondrank son : the reign of Urhiteshub -- Hatti and the world of international diplomacy : the reign of Hattusili III -- New enterprises, new threats : the reign of Tudhaliya IV -- The fall of the kingdom and its aftermath -- The Trojan war : myth or reality?