Tabal

The Tabalians were a Hittite cultural group residing north of the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey during the second millennium BCE. They were organized into 24 kingdoms. Following the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE, Anatolia experienced significant upheaval. Migratory groups, including the Sea Peoples, caused widespread disruption. The region's geography, bridging the Greek world and the East, facilitated the settlement of new groups like the Phrygians. This led to the emergence of numerous small, local powers and petty chieftains. Among these were the neo-Hittite states in southeastern Anatolia and northern Syria, such as Carchemish, Milid, and Tabal.12