Assuwa

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  1. 1
    An ancient confederation in Anatolia.

    "The city of Troy was part of a small independent confederation named Assuwa that tried to resist the Hittite expansion but which eventually yielded and became a sort of vassal state to the Hittite empire."

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"The city of Troy was part of a small independent confederation named Assuwa that tried to resist the Hittite expansion but which eventually yielded and became a sort of vassal state to the Hittite empire."

Etymology

Transliteration of Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/). Possibly a doublet of Asia.

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