Some Hittite texts mention a nation to the west called Ahhiyawa ( Aḫḫiyawa).; ; . In the earliest reference to this land, a letter outlining the treaty violations of the Hittite vassal Madduwatta,Translation of the Sins of Madduwatta it is called Ahhiya. Another important example is the Tawagalawa Letter written by an unnamed Hittite king (most probably Hattusili III) of the empire period (14th–13th century BC) to the king of Ahhiyawa, treating him as an equal and implying Miletus (Millawanda) was under his control.Translation of the Tawagalawa Letter It also refers to an earlier "Wilusa episode" involving hostility on the part of Ahhiyawa. Ahhiya(wa) has been identified with the Achaeans of the Trojan War and the city of Wilusa with the legendary city of Troy (note the similarity with early Greek Wilion, later Ilion, the name of the acropolis of Troy).
Some Hittite texts mention a nation to the west called Ahhiyawa ( Aḫḫiyawa).; ; . In the earliest reference to this land, a letter outlining the treaty violations of the Hittite vassal Madduwatta,Translation of the Sins of Madduwatta it is called Ahhiya. Another important example is the Tawagalawa Letter written by an unnamed Hittite king (most probably Hattusili III) of the empire period (14th–13th century BC) to the king of Ahhiyawa, treating him as an equal and implying Miletus (Millawanda) was under his control.Translation of the Tawagalawa Letter It also refers to an earlier "Wilusa episode" involving hostility on the part of Ahhiyawa. Ahhiya(wa) has been identified with the Achaeans of the Trojan War and the city of Wilusa with the legendary city of Troy (note the similarity with early Greek Wilion, later Ilion, the name of the acropolis of Troy).