{"title":"Ongunkan Lydian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLydia\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lydian_language\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLydian\u003c\/a\u003e: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, \u003cem\u003eŚfarda\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aramaic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAramaic\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cem\u003eLydia\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_language\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreek\u003c\/a\u003e: Λυδία, \u003cem\u003eLȳdíā\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_language\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkish\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cem\u003eLidya\u003c\/em\u003e) was an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_Age\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIron Age\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monarchy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ekingdom\u003c\/a\u003e of western \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asia_Minor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAsia Minor\u003c\/a\u003e located generally east of ancient \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ionia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIonia\u003c\/a\u003e in the modern western \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkish\u003c\/a\u003e provinces of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U%C5%9Fak_Province\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUşak\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manisa_Province\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eManisa\u003c\/a\u003e and inland \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Izmir_Province\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIzmir\u003c\/a\u003e. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lydians\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLydians\u003c\/a\u003e, and their language, known as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lydian_language\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLydian\u003c\/a\u003e, was a member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anatolian_languages\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnatolian\u003c\/a\u003e branch of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-European_languages\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndo-European language family\u003c\/a\u003e. The capital of Lydia was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sardis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSardis\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kingdom of Lydia existed from about 1200 BC to 546 BC. At its greatest extent, during the 7th century BC, it covered all of western \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anatolia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnatolia\u003c\/a\u003e. In 546 BC, it became a province of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achaemenid_Empire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAchaemenid Persian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, known as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lydia_(satrapy)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esatrapy of Lydia\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSparda\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Persian\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOld Persian\u003c\/a\u003e. In 133 BC, it became part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Republic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoman\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asia_(Roman_province)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprovince of Asia\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLydian coins, made of silver, are among the oldest coins in existence, dated to around the 7th century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.myfonts.com\/collections\/ongunkan-lydian-font-runic-world-tamgac.oembed","provider":"MyFonts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}