Yamkhad

ancient kingdom, Syria

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Yamkhad was an ancient Semitic kingdom centered in Syria, with its capital likely at Aleppo. It flourished around the 18th century BCE. Alalakh, a significant city within the district of Mukish, was incorporated into Yamkhad during this period, serving as its chief city. The Amorites, a Semitic-speaking people, played a dominant role in the history of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine during this era, with many local kings, including Hammurabi of Babylon, belonging to this group. Yamkhad was a prominent political and cultural center, and its influence extended across the region until its eventual decline.12

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Anatolia
The Old Hittite Kingdom
…to the important kingdom of Yamkhad (centred at Aleppo), of which Alalakh was a vassal state. For the rest of Hattusilis’ reign, Aleppo apparently remained the principal power in North Syria, to whose armies and allies his own troops were to find themselves repeatedly opposed.
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…to the important kingdom of Yamkhad (centred at Aleppo), of which Alalakh was a vassal state. For the rest of Hattusilis’ reign, Aleppo apparently remained the principal power in North Syria, to whose armies and allies his own troops were to find themselves repeatedly opposed.
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Alalakh
…incorporated within the kingdom of Yamkhad.
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…incorporated within the kingdom of Yamkhad.
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