Lukka (Hittite puppet)

The Chiefdom of Lukka is a puppet state of the Kingdom of Hatti, located in southwestern Anatolia. Previously the region was ruled by a collection of small Luwian chiefs, all of whom were subjugated by Hatti between 14 AEE and 45 AEE. The state is now centralized and ruled from the city of Talawa. 
The population is still mostly Luwian, with some Hittites living in the major cities. Almost everyone in the country worships the Hittite pantheon of gods, as the Luwian ones had merged with it a while ago. Lukka is mostly rural, with an urbanization level of only 9.6% in 77 AEE. 
The Chiefdom of Lukka had a GDP per capita of 47.68 Egyptian shematy in 77 AEE, which was lower than the average of all known countries. Most in the country work either in farming, mining, or logging, with the raw materials being transported to Hatti for the manufacturing of goods, however, some of these goods are sent back to Lukka as rewards for its loyalty. However, the country is still quite isolated and the people considered barbarians by many, though not nearly to the extent of Hayasa-Azzi. 
Lukka has no navy, but the chief is allowed to raise an army during wars. It is estimated that around 25 000 soldiers could be raised, and, with the combination of heavily mountainous terrain, Lukka was hard to take over for the Mycenaeans. However, the Luwian forces are not well equipped and still needed some support from Hatti in order to take over Ahhiyawa or even defend their own lands. 
Spoiler warning: this section contains spoilers for the novels The Rise of Kemet and The March of Deshret.
During the Great Powers' War, Lukka invaded Ahhiyawa as ordered by Hatti. They made significant gains in 71-72 AEE, and even more so when Wilusa was taken in the north, thus freeing up more Hittite troops to help deal with Ahhiyawa. By the middle of 72 AEE, most of it was conquered with the exception of Milawanda, where the Luwians set up a siege. However, that turned out to be a ruse by the Mycenaeans who had surrounded and blocked off the Luwian forces. The Battle of Milawanda was a crushing defeat for Lukka, as it lost most of its army and its chief Warpalawas. This opened a clear way to Lukka for the Mycenaeans, who conquered the entire chiefdom by the end of 74 AEE. There was not too much resistance as the Luwians did not particularly care which overlord they were to serve and the Mycenaeans treated them fairly, even recruiting some of them to fight on their side against the Hittites. However, some Luwians continued to fight the Mycenaeans and disturb their supply routes, on one occasion killing the injured Mycenaean king Conon who was being transported back to the core Mycenaean lands. However, after the end of the Hittite Civil War in 75 AEE, the Hittites and the Mycenaeans officially signed a treaty delineating their borders and the Mycenaeans gave Lukka back to the Hittites, who restored it as a puppet chiefdom with few border changes. Despite this, in 77 AEE Lukka still has no chief due to most of the prominent Luwians being killed either in the Great Powers' War or the Hittite Civil War, leaving new and smaller clans competing for the throne of the chiefdom. Category:Hatti
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