The Castle of Afyonkarahisar ( tr, Afyonkarahisar Kalesi, "Black Opium Castle" Fortress) is a

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

fortification, which was built around

1350 BC Events and trends * c. 1356 BC – Amenhotep IV begins the worship of Aten in Ancient Egypt, changing his name to Akhenaten and moving the capital to Akhetaten, starting the Amarna Period. * c. 1352 BC – Amenhotep III ( Eighteenth ...

and is located in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.John Garstang, Oliver Robert Gurney: ''The geography of the Hittite Empire''. British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 1959, S. 92 While ''Afyonkarahisar Castle'' (Literally: "Black Opium Castle" Fortress) refers specifically to the defensive fortification, ''Afyonkarahisar'' refers to the town containing the structure, and was renamed from ''Afyon'' to ''Afyonkarahisar'' in 2004.

History

The Hittite king

Mursilis II There were three Hittite kings called Mursili: *Mursili I, ca. 1556–1526 BCE (short chronology), and was likely a grandson of his predecessor, Hattusili I. His sister was Ḫarapšili and his wife was queen Kali. *Mursili II, (also spelled Mursil ...

built the original structure on the summit of a 226 meter high rock (from ground level) overlooking the modern town of ''Afyonkarahisar,'' due to its value as a defensive fortification. Since the construction of the original, the castle has been rebuilt several times by various rulers. The most recent reconstruction was conducted by the Turkish government.

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