) ▁of ▁Gu z ana ▁( T ell ▁Hal af ) ▁was ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Bit ▁Bah iani , ▁a ▁small ▁ ▁H itt ite ▁kingdom , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁or ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁BC ▁( Al br ight ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁estimates ▁ca . ▁ 9 5 0 - 8 7 5 ▁BC ). ▁He ▁built ▁Bit - h il ani , ▁a ▁monument al ▁palace ▁in ▁Ne o - H itt ite ▁style ▁discovered ▁by ▁Max ▁von ▁O ppen heim ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁rich ▁decor ation ▁of ▁stat ues ▁and ▁relief ▁orth ost ats . ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 9 4 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁king ▁Ad ad - n ir ari ▁II ▁recorded ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁his ▁arch ives ▁as ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁Ar ama e an ▁city - state . ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 0 8 ▁BC ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁area ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁Ne o - Ass y rian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁W . ▁F . ▁Al br ight , ▁'' The ▁Date ▁of ▁the ▁Kap ara ▁Period ▁at ▁G oz an ▁( T ell ▁Hal af ), ▁An atol ian ▁Studies , ▁( 1 9 5 6 ). ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Orth ost at ▁relief : ▁arch er ▁Orth ost at ▁relief : ▁hunting ▁scene ▁Orth ost at ▁relief : ▁l ion ▁h unt ▁Orth ost at ▁relief : ▁ ▁Rel ief ▁with