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Hattushili, who is from Kusshara, is the son of the brother of the
queen. Previously in that time, the deceased king did not have a son,
so Hattushili as the nephew of the queen was enthroned. Having been
transformed into a kingdom, the Hittites chose Hattusha as their
capital city. Hattushili I took Tell-Aççana, and in the following year
went on an expedition to the land of Arzava. However, after the attack
of the Hurrians, who took advantage of his absence during this
expedition, Hattushili stated his discontent by saying “Behind me the
enemy in the land of Hurri came into my country and all the
countries were split from me. Only the city of Hattusha remained
with me”. Later it is seen that Hattushili restored the state. He
reported that he took the city of Hassuva during the expedition he
went on one year later, consequently occupying the cities of
Zippashna, Hahnu and Hassu. As a wise king, Hattushili I assigned his
son Huzziya as the king of the city of Tappasanda; however, after
Huzziya was influenced by the people there and came out against his
father, he announced his nephew as the heir. After a while, the heir
was used against the king by his mother. Thereafter, Hattushili
banished him from Hattusha and pronounced his grandson Murshili as
the heir, despite the fact that he was a child. Having retreated himself
into Kusshara, Hattushili, in his testament with historical, political and
literary contents, praised Murshili and admonished the community of
nobles to love and watch for the new king. Murshili I, who was on the
throne around 1630-1600 BC, ruled his state in peace and tranquility,
expanding its borders as far as the seas. First he went on expeditions
in Halep bringing destruction to it, and later occupying Babylon which
brought an end to the Hammurabi Dynasty. Halep then became an
integral part of the Hittites. At the return of the successful Babylon
expedition, this young and dynamic king was murdered by Hantili, the
husband of his sister, and his brother-in-law Zidanta. Thus Hantili I
came to the Hittite throne and reigned between 1600-1570 BC. This
king who was from the Luvi region in the South of Anatolia followed
the policy of the previous kings and strived to keep Syria at hand.
Around this time, with the attacks of the Hurrians who entered
Anatolia, the queen and the princes were killed in the palace,
resulting in chaos within the country, after which the battles for the
throne had begun. On one hand Hantili dealt with these battles, and
on the other hand he continued his development activities, and
starting with Hattusha he surrounded the cities with ramparts. This
king was later murdered by his son-in-law Zidanta. Zidanta I -who was