Western Anatolian tribes joined the Kadesh battle and their role in Anatolia history

Western Anatolia is a region where a great struggle occured between the Hittite Kingdom and Ahhiyawa Kingdom. Because the Hittite Kingdom wanted to continue its sovereignty in this region while Ahhiyawa kings were trying to break this power.The federative states in this region acted sometimes on the side of Ahhiyawa Kingdom and sometimes on the side of Hittite Kingdom for continue their existence. But it is very important that Western Anatolian tribes particaped the Hittite army at the legendary Kadesh War. There is no doubt that this situation must be considered a Hittite method to keep tribes under control.In this work, we tried to study the origins and histories of these tribes under the light of the written sources.Key Words: Kadesh, Ahhiyawa, Western Anatolia, Hittite.