Manapa-Tarhunta was a king of Seha River Land in western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age . Manapa-Tarhunta is known through the archives of the kings of Hattusas .
15-546: He was a younger son of King Muwa-Walwis of the Seha River Land, born ca. the 1330s BC. Muwa-Walwis died around the year 1323 BC and left his kingdom to Manapa-Tarhunta. His brothers, led by the eldest, Ura-Tarhunta , deposed Manapa-Tarhunta and drove him to Karkiya territory (which may be classical-era Caria ). The infirm King of the Hittites , Arnuwanda II , aided by his younger brother (the future Mursili II ), wrote to
30-671: A distance of slightly more than a hundred kilometers to the south. Gediz River rises from Murat Mountain and Şaphane Mountain in Kütahya Province and flows through Uşak , Manisa and İzmir Provinces . It joins the sea in the northern section of the Gulf of İzmir , close to the gulf's mouth, near the village of Yenibağarası in Foça district, south of the center of the district. The Gediz Basin lies between northern latitudes of 38°04’–39°13’ and southern longitudes of 26°42’–29°45’. It covers 2.2% of
45-615: A treaty with Alaksandu of Wilusa which mentioned that Manapa-Kurunta was now king in the Seha River Land. There is no documentation of any disturbance in the succession, so it is assumed that the succession was patrilineal, and that it transferred peacefully from father to son. Seha River The Seha River Land was a kingdom in Western Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age known from Hittite texts . Part of Arzawa , it
60-457: Is Kaymakçı Tepe near the Gediz River, where excavations since 2014 have revealed a major Bronze Age settlement whose citadel is more than four times larger than that of contemporary Troy . Max Gander suggested that evidence would also be compatible with the Seha River Land being located south of Ephesus , and closer to the valley of Meander River . As part of this argument, he suggests that
75-627: The Gediz River Delta in the Gulf of İzmir . The ancient Greek name of the river was Hermos (Ἕρμος), Latinized as Hermus. The name of the river Gediz may be related to the Lydian proper name Cadys; Gediz is also the name of a town near the river's sources. The name "Gediz" may also be encountered as a male given name in Turkey. The Gediz is one of the two candidates for the Hittite placename Seha River ,
90-666: The Manapa-Tarhunta letter need not be read as implying that Seha ruled Lesbos. Gediz River The Gediz River ( Turkish : Gediz Nehri , Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɡediz] ), anciently known as the Hermus River ( Ancient Greek : Έρμος), is the second-longest river in Anatolia flowing into the Aegean Sea . From its source of Mount Murat in Kütahya Province , it flows generally west for 401 km (249 mi) to
105-575: The Treaty of Tudhaliya IV and Kurunta of Tarhuntassa , Mašturi is mentioned as a withness along with other notable rulers like Ini-Teshub of Carchemish, Alantalli of Mira, Bentesina of Amurru etc. The Seha River itself is generally identified with the Bakırçay River or the Gediz River , but the kingdom's precise location has not been conclusively identified. The leading candidate for the site of its capital
120-615: The Karkiya people requesting asylum for the king-in-exile. The people of Seha River revolted and invited Manapa-Tarhunta back. On Arnuwanda's death that year, an otherwise unknown chieftain named Uhha-Ziti revolted against the Hittites in Arzawa to the Seha River's south. Uhha-Ziti convinced Manapa-Tarhunta to join the rebellion, but Mursilis II subsequently defeated the alliance and prepared to destroy
135-454: The Seha River Land's capital and was on the verge of destroying it when he accepted a last minute mercy plea from King Manapa-Tarhunta 's own mother, delivered right outside the city gates. A treaty was drawn up which confirmed Manapa-Tarhunta's status as a Hittite vassal, though he once again had to plead for mercy in the Manapa-Tarhunta letter , this time because of his failure to provide Mursili with timely military support. Manapa-Tarhunta
150-497: The Seha River's cities. Manapa-Tarhunta paraded his mother and family before the Hittite king, tears flowing, so Mursilis II spared the Seha River and left Manapa-Tarhunta in charge. The Treaty of Mursili II with Manapa-Tarhunta of Seha (CTH 69). Soon after these incidents, Manapa-Tarhunta presumably authored the Manapa-Tarhunta letter . After the reigns of both Manapa-Tarhunta and Mursilis II, Mursilis's successor Muwatalli II wrote
165-548: The other being the Bakırçay . The Hermos separated Aeolia from Ionia , except for Ionic Phocaea , which was north of the Hermos. The valley of the Hermos was the heartland of the ancient Lydian Empire and overlooking the valley was the Lydian capital Sardis . In Turkey 's Aegean Region , Gediz River's length is second only to Büyük Menderes River whose flow is roughly parallel at
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#1733104643626180-407: The total area of Turkey. Larger part of the alluvial plain called under the same name as the river ( Gediz Plain ) is within the area of Manisa Province and a smaller downstream section within İzmir Province. The Gediz Delta is important as a nature reserve and is home to rare bird species. However, the reserve suffers from water shortages due to heavy demands from irrigation projects, connected to
195-447: Was crushed by the Hittite king Tudhaliya IV , after which a descendant of Manapa-Tarhunta was reinstalled on the Seha River Land's throne. Muwa-Walwi was the king of the Seha River Land as well as Appawiya during the time of Suppiluliuma I . In CTH 211, the Hittites refer to the "descendant of Muwawalwi" indicating he formed a dynasty. However, his death led to a war of succession between his sons Manapa-Tarhunta and Ura-Tarhunta. In
210-457: Was eventually deposed and replaced by someone named Masturi, who may have been his son. Masturi's ascent to the throne was supported by Mursili's successor Muwatalli II , and the kingdom appears to have remained loyal to the Hittites under his rule. However, it once again revolted after Masturi was himself deposed by someone named Tarhunta-Radu, seemingly with the support of the Ahhiyawa . This revolt
225-496: Was located north of Mira and south of Wilusa , and at one point controlled the island of Lazpa . The Seha River Land was a reluctant vassal state of the Hittite Empire , and much of its known history was turbulent. The Annals of Mursili II recount how the Hittite king Mursili II consolidated power over the region around 1320 BC, crushing a revolt in which the Seha River Land participated. According to Mursili, he besieged
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