Answer · Late Bronze Age collapse
The court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline.
The court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Continuity of Hittite royal lines elsewhere (as in the south-east and northern Syria).
What would rule it out
- Evidence that the court ended at Hattusa.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline. [Answer ANS0D464Y9R7VSY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D464Y9R7VSY
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title = {The court moved away for political reasons, leaving the capital to decline.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D464Y9R7VSY},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D464Y9R7VSY}
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