Hurrians: Land of the Free - Forgotten Kingdoms

Hurrians: Free Country - Forgotten Kingdoms Book Description Hurrians, an influential kingdom in the Eastern region of the Hittite state, united with the Mitannis and became a powerful kingdom and began to threaten other kingdoms in the region. As followers of the Mesopotamian religious tradition, they became very influential in the Harran region. After the collapse of the Late Hittite Period, some tribes settled in the South and Southeast. Among them, the Nairis stayed in the Van region and established a small city state. When the Akkadian kingdom was founded, the Hurrians were living in the lands of Southeastern Anatolia. This group of freely living tribes had to come under the domination of the Akkadians due to their overwhelming pressure. In the following years, with the collapse of the Akkadians, the Hurrians regained their freedom, but this freedom soon ended with the pressures of the Third Ur Dynasty king Shulgi, and this time they came under the rule of the Ur Dynasty. In this work, Ali Narçın enlightens his readers by providing simple and short information about the kingdoms of the Hurrians and Mitannis. (From the Promotional Bulletin)