Piyusti or Piyušti was a

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Hattusa Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas ; Hittite: URU''Ḫa-at-tu-ša'', Turkish: Hattuşaş , Hattic: Hattush) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of ...

during the 17th century BC (

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). He is mentioned in the ''

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text'' as being defeated by Anitta on at least two occasions.

Anitta and Piyusti

In the second encounter, Piyusti and his auxiliary troops were defeated at the town of Šalampa. Later,

was able to storm the city of

at night after its defenders were weakened by

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. Anitta utterly destroyed and cursed the Hatti capital. The later Hittite kings had to completely rebuild the city.''Historical Dictionary of the Hittites'' by Charles Allen Burney

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Anitta and Piyusti

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