Wilusa (Mycenaean puppet)

### GDP

• Total: 5.8 million Egyptian shematy (71 AEE)• Per capita: 53.49 Egyptian shematy (71 AEE)

The Kingdom of Wilusa was a puppet state of the Mycenaean Confederation, located in northwest Anatolia. During the Wilusan War (9 - 1 BEE) the independent Kingdom of Wilusa was conquered by the Mycenaeans, and after fully subjugating the territory and dealing with the rebels by 12 AEE, they reorganized the region into the puppet kingdom of the Confederation.

Wilusa in part acted as any other kingdom of the Confederation, though it had more restrictions. The king of Wilusa collected his own taxes, though a portion of the revenues were sent to Mycenae. Wilusa was also limited in its ability to raise its army and navy, only having been allowed to have enough troops to maintain the garrisons and secure the border and enough ships to patrol the coastlines, while in times of war the Mycenaean kings were free to conscript any men from there to their own armies. The king of Wilusa was also monitored by Mycenaean loyalists to make sure he did not conspire with the Hittites, and, unlike the 15 kings of the Confederation, he could not vote when dealing with international matters.

Most of the population was Mycenaean, though there were some Thracians, Palaics, and Hittites, as well as other groups, living in Wilusa. The Mycenaean gods were the most popular, though various Anatolian deities were also often worshipped. The puppet kingdom had an urbanization level of 32.1% in 71 AEE, with most of the people living in the coastal areas. Wilusa was known for its weapon forging industry, which created some of the highest quality swords and shields in the region and exported them to many kingdoms of the Confederation.

The country had a GDP per capita of 53.49 Egyptian shematy, which was lower than average and had been caused by the region having been a warzone for many decades and rather unstable in general. However, the Mycenaean government was working to stabilize it and better integrate it with the rest of the Confederation. The Mycenaean shematy was the official currency, though it was only used in the capital Wilusa.

Wilusa had been trying to become recognized as an official kingdom of the Confederation so it would have the same rights as the other kingdoms, though these appeals had been rejected prior to the Great Powers' War. Some kings did support this idea, but overall Wilusa was still considered not developed enough to stop being a puppet.

**Spoiler warning: this section contains spoilers for the novels The Rise of Kemet and the March of Deshret.**

Once the Great Powers' War began in 71 AEE, Wilusa quickly became a warzone as soldiers from Masa and Hatti invaded its territory. Most of the cities were taken without too much resistance, and while Wilusa itself stood the most defiant, it still fell in 72 AEE, leading to the whole kingdom being occupied by Masa. The king Eetion II was killed during the siege, but his son and successor Eetion III managed to escape with thousands of soldiers and civilians to Mycenae and then join the Mycenaean army in its campaign in Ahhiyawa. For the remainder of the Great Powers' War and the Hittite Civil War Wilusa remained occupied, but after the end of it in 75 AEE, Hatti returned the occupied territories to the Mycenaeans. The Kingdom of Wilusa was restored for a short period of time in 75 - 77 AEE under Eetion III, but in 77 AEE was officially granted the status of a Mycenaean kingdom and became part of the Confederation, with all the rights of the other kingdoms, due to the new Mycenaean wanax Tirynthius, with the approval of the majority of other kings, declaring that Wilusa was developed enough and proved itself during the war to receive this status.