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Labarnas I
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Labarnas I was the King of the Hittites from circa 1680 BC to circa 1650 BC.
Labarnas is the traditional founder of the Hittite Old Kingdom (flourished c. 1700–c. 1500 BC), though this is not certain. What little is known about him is culled mainly from the Edict of Telipinus, which states that he had his capital at Kussara in central Anatolia, extended his rule south to the Mediterranean coast, and installed his sons as governors in several cities including Tuwanuwa, Hupisna, Landa, and Lusna (these cities are unknown and thought to perhaps be Tyana, Cybistra , Laranda , and Lystra ). Whether he was the first ruler of the kingdom or not, he was responsible for laying the groundword for the Hittite empire that was to come.
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