The Hittite Kings

In some of the historic sources it's said that Hattusili I was the founder of the Hittite Kingdom. But according to the Telipinu decree, king Labarna captured various parts of Anatolia way before Hattusili I. In early-Hittite period there wasn't a strong state rule. During this period, there were also the Hattis and the Luwis were ruling state-cities besides the Hittites.

After the first capitals Kusshara and Nesha, Hattusha (Bogazkoy) became the capital of the Hittites during the reign of Hattusili I in the 17th century BC where he built a huge palace. The Hittite kings ruled Asia Minor for about 5 centuries and worshiped hundreds of deities. Dates in the below table are approximate and are related to the "middle chronology".