Bit Bahiani
title: "Bit Bahiani" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["aramean-cities", "ancient-syria", "aramean-states", "neo-hittite-states"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_Bahiani" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| native_name | Bit Bahiani |
| era | Iron Age |
| year_start | c. 1200 BC |
| year_end | 808 BC |
| s1 | Neo-Assyrian Empire |
| flag_s1 | Map of Assyria.png |
| image_map | Neo-hittites et arameens.svg |
| image_map_caption | Bit Bahiani shown in the center to the right along the Khabur river |
| capital | Guzana |
| common_languages | Aramaic |
| religion | Ancient Levantine Religion |
| today | Syria |
| Iraq | |
| Turkey | |
| :: |
|native_name = Bit Bahiani |conventional_long_name = |common_name = |national_motto = |era = Iron Age |status = |government_type = |year_start = c. 1200 BC |year_end = 808 BC |event_start = |event_end = |p1 = |flag_p1 = |p2 = |p3 = |s1 =Neo-Assyrian Empire |flag_s1 =Map of Assyria.png |image_flag = |flag_type = |coa_size = |image = |alt = |caption = |image_map =Neo-hittites et arameens.svg |image_map_caption = Bit Bahiani shown in the center to the right along the Khabur river |capital = Guzana |common_languages = Aramaic |religion = Ancient Levantine Religion |currency = |Currency = |title_leader= | leader1= | year_leader1= |legislature = |stat_year1 = |stat_area1 = |stat_pop1 = |today = Syria Iraq Turkey Bit Baḫiani was an independent Aramean city-state kingdom (c. 1200 – 808 BC) with its capital at Guzana (modern day Tell Halaf). Bit Baḫiani was ruled by King Kapara. There were at least five kings and four governors of Bit Baḫiani before losing its name in usage. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Aramaic_kingdoms_and_chiefdoms_around_10-9th_century_BC.svg" caption="Bit-Bahiani and other contemporary Aramean kingdoms in the 10th/9th century BC"] ::
References
References
- Goldridge Pinches, Theophilus. "The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia". London : Society for promoting Christian Knowledge; New York : E. & J. B. Young & Co.; 1st edition (1902).
- Ten Eyck Olmstead, Albert. (1918). "The Calculated Frightfulness of Ashur Nasir Apal". s.n..
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