Alashiya (Hittite puppet)

The Kingdom of Alashiya, comprising the entire island of Alashiya, was a puppet state of the Kingdom of Hatti. Prior to its puppet status, the island was a neutral and independent kingdom, guaranteed by Egypt and Hatti, who had signed the Alashiyan Neutrality Concord. However, in 15 AEE Hatti broke the treaty and invaded the island, making it into a puppet kingdom. This was the primary cause of the Second Hittite-Egyptian War, though in the end Alashiya remained a Hittite subject, even if not recognized as such by members of the Triple Alliance. 
The kingdom was ruled from the capital Enkomi by the local kings subservient to Hatti. Most of the population was Alashiyan and worshipped the Levantine pantheon of gods, though there were some Hittites, most of whom settled there after the annexation of the island, and who worshipped the Hittite pantheon, and there were some people of other cultural groups. The kingdom had in 71 AEE an urbanization level of 24%, with most of the largest cities being located on the coast. 
Alashiya had a GDP per capita of 86.41 Egyptian shematy, which was the highest in the entire Hittite realm, higher even than that of Hatti itself. Just like Ugarit, Alashiya paid a portion of its revenues to Hatti. The main industries in the country were copper mining, its refining, and logging. Prior to the invasion, the island had a remarkable shipbuilding industry as well, however, it had been severely reduced, and the island's resources and experts were sent to the Hittite mainland to help grow its own shipbuilding sector (Tarsus being the main center). 
The kingdom had no official navy, to prevent it from breaking free and defending itself, and was instead defended by the Hittite navy, with many ships being docked in Alashiyan ports overseen by Hittite officials. Alashiya was however allowed to maintain a small army of up to 15 000 men during wars, so that Hittite troops could be allocated elsewhere. Alashiya was considered to be the least loyal of Hittite puppets, though before 71 AEE all the rebellion attempts had failed and Hatti had increased its presence on the island in order to oversee it better.
Spoiler warning: this section contains spoilers for the novel The Rise of Kemet.
In 72 AEE the king of the island Huzaru contacted the Egyptian royal envoy Amenemheb, having decided to switch sides during the Great Powers' War. The Egyptians were receptive to the idea and so Huzaru declared independence and, together with the help of the Egyptian Army of Montu and the Egyptian fleet, defeated all the Hittites on the island and seized most of the ships docked there. After a few weeks of fighting, Alashiya was free of Hittite forces and influence and became a fully independent kingdom, allied with Egypt and part of the Pact of Civilizations. 
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