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Kingdom of Hana

1720 BCE – 1350 BCE (approx.) · capital Terqa

Hana, a kingdom of the middle Euphrates centred on Terqa, which filled the gap left by Mari's fall and preserved its old traditions.

Origins

After the Babylonian Empire destroyed Mari c. 1760 BCE, local rulers at Terqa, some 70 kilometres upstream and long the seat of the god Dagan, created the kingdom of Hana. It controlled the Euphrates valley between the Khabur river and the Babylonian frontier.

Rule and society

Its kings, such as Isharlim and Kashtiliashu, issued land contracts in a distinctive Hana style and kept the Mari-era cult of Dagan. Excavations at Tell Ashara found a scribe's house with a jar of cloves, which must have travelled from south-east Asia. Some rulers bore names suggesting links with the Kassites.

Decline and legacy

Hana fell under the Mitanni Empire in the 15th century BCE and later the Assyrian Empire, surviving as a province and a regional name. Its successor on the middle Euphrates was the Land of Suhu.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Mari 2900 BCE – 1761 BCEKingdom of Hana

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Hana. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-hana
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