Lydia
Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor This article is about the ancient kingdom in Anatolia. For other uses, see Lydia (disambiguation). Lydia (Λυδία) Ancient region of Anatolia Map of the Lydian Empire in its final period of sovereignty under Croesus, c. 547 BC. The border in the 7th century BC is in red. Location Western Anatolia, Salihli, Manisa, Turkey State existed 1200–546 BC Language Lydian Historical capitals Sardis Notable rulers Gyges, Croesus Persian satrapy Lydia Roman province Asia, Lydia Lydian Empire circa 600 BC. Lydia (Assyrian: Luddu ; Greek: Λυδία , Lydía ; Turkish: Lidya ) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian. Its capital was Sardis. [1] The 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 Anatolia. In 5