Introducing Amasya Province 4

BC Anatolia Hittites, who ruled between the years 1900-1200, here in the late MÖ.XIV.yüzyılın "hakmiş" gave the name. This settlement, established in Amasya was the beginning of the culture of the city. MÖ.1200 Hittite state 'as a result of the raids destroyed the Phrygian youth. Anatolia, Amasya is a state that included establishing the rule of the Phrygians took 500 years. Amasya dominant place for a short time Kimmer (BC 650) have the Lydians, the Persians in a war between the Lydians (BC 585), after the Persians came under the sovereignty of Amasya. Amasya Satrap managed by the Persians for a long time, then I. Mitridate established by the state came under the sovereignty of Persia-Pontus.

Anatolia, moving west to the Romans, Galatians, combined with the Persians Cappadocians drove over-the Kingdom of Pontus. However, VI. Mitridate, the situation changed and the time of the Romans BC 123'te were forced to withdraw all forces. Thus, "Mitridate Wars known as" the struggles, defeats the Romans were the largest in Anatolia. Attacks, and BC, the Romans could not stand more than Mitridate Roman general has been captured in 70 Lukullus Amasya. Amasya was nearly 400 years of Roman rule. Roman Empire, Anno Domini 395 divided into two, Amasya management in Eastern Rome (Byzantium) was. After that, the patriarchate of religious split five ways Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, Amasya was also one of the patriarchate.

Amasya, MS.VIII. After a century between the Arabs and the Byzantines changed hands constantly. In 1071, defeated the Byzantine emperor Romanus Diogenes Alparslan'a, was overthrown in Amasya learned downloaded. After this, the commander of Alparslan Selcuk Danismend was conquered by Ahmed Ghazi have been put into administration (1075). Combining forces with the Seljuks in Anatolia to turn to the Crusades Amasya Danışmentliler causing the Crusaders defeated Merzifon Plain.