Süel, AygülMurat, Leyla2022-04-272022-04-271994http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12575/79624As accepted and explained by most of the scientists that near to the Merzifon- Amasya borderline northly of the Hitite country, in the region between Sinop and Ordu, lived the Gasgas which have been patriotting against the Hittites for years and years. On the Hittite cuneiform documents is explained that this region between two Hitite countries sometimes belung to the Hitites and in times of low Hitite authority the region was left to the Gasgas by them. The Gasgas kept defending and protecting theirselves against the Hitites and have been able to establish different cities and countries. In between of these countries was the Upper Country the most important bufferzone against the Northly and Northeastly Gasga enemies. Our project explains the two elements, time and space what stands for Chronology and Geogaphlcal History according to the importance and historical placement of the Upper Country which from time to time had its own authority and the effect of the parallel established region with its political condition and central authority. The information we have about the Hitite Empire mostly we get from the historical documents belonging to the reign of Hattusili III. Under his reign it was very difficult to stop the patriotting Gasgas but he has been able to opress them and be the only ruler in this region. Hattusili III had to say a lot over the Upper Country and established the central authority parallall to his reign. The Upper Country was surrounded by lots of different Gasga tribes, who sometimes worked together with Azzl-Halasa. Not to forget213 that also the Upper Country had had connections with a nelghbour country called Azzi-Haîasa. As written in the Hitite letters whlch explain that the famous Hitite KIngs were resldenced in the Upper Country and Hattl only if the country was in serious problems. An example are the documents found in the Upper Country about the Azzi-Gasga problems under the reign of Tudhalya III. Under the reign of Muuatalli, he had replaced his capital to Tarhuntashsha and left the Upper Country under the reign of Hattusili III, he did this to protect himself against the Egyptians. This shows us the importance of the Upper Country which was from time to time a buffer-zone and also had been eflecüve as a governing seat. We have researched the connections in between of the cities and countries which by some scientists are located in the Upper Country and by other scientists they aren't and trled to find connections between those and other cities and countries. Also we have trîed to determine the Upper Countrys' rulers, Hitite sites and cities and the importance of them. The results of our projects are the importance of a Hitite city and its excavation situated in the Upper Country, with a upto now unknovm specifying monography and the upto now unknown material to be researched and which surely can give us some light in, and hints about the Hitite history.trEskiçağ TarihimasterThesis