Turkey Muğla in history

Mugla in history
Carian Communities
The first settlements in the region the first Bronze Age (3,500-2,000 BC) believed.
In ancient times a large part of Mugla, was known as Caria. Borders of Caria, Dalaman River in the north to the south, the region between the Meander was into. In this region the center of today's Muğla, Kavaklıdere, Yata, Ula, Marmaris, Koycegiz, Ortaca, located in Bodrum and Milas districts. Of Caria eastern Phrygia, Lydia, Lycia enveloped by the southeast. Within the borders of Mugla Dalaman and Fethiye Lycian Coast counties.
The people of Karia
Kar'lardan name comes from Karia. Luvi'ler region's indigenous people. Luvi'lerin lived in this region is known since 2000 BC. Snow Luwian, in terms of peak-end use. The mouth of the Hellenic Caria "Land of Peaks" which describes.
Anatolian people Carians.
Written history of the region begins with the famous historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus. According to Herodotus, came and settled on this land and the native people of the Aegean islands Kar'lar swarming. In short, the local residents, with the arrivals kaynaşıp BC migrations. 1000 years, forming the Caria. Leleg'ler living in the mountainous parts of the Bodrum peninsula and rocky places in the Carian people lived in a part known as Lelegs for. Bilge Umar, Leleg thinks that the name indicates this characteristic of their
Carian cities
Halicarnassus was the most important colonial cities of Caria (Bodrum) and Knidos (Datca) is.
Gulluk Gulf Bargylia Caria in other cities (Killik), Iasos (Kıyıkışlacık), at the western end of Bodrum peninsula Myndos (Gumusluk), Pisada and Theangela interior of the peninsula, south of the Gulf of Gokova Keramos (ruins) and Kedrai (Cedar Island), the inland areas Mylasa (Milas), 14 km from the sacred way Mylasa'ya Labraunda, Mylasa north Euromos (Footed), Marsyas river (Cine tea), near the Alabanda (Araphisar), Alinda, Gerga, Yata near Stratonikeia and Lagina, southwest of former sea alluvium in the stream is near, but Kaunos Dalyan (Dalyan), which is within the province of Aydin on the eastern border today, with the Tralleis Aphrodisias (City), Nysa (Sultanhisar) and Akharakha (Salavat), respectively.
The remaining part of Lycia, in Muğla Telmessos (Fethiye), Tlos, Pinar and Letoon were the ancient cities.
Culture and Art
The development of cities, regions interact with culture, architecture and art.
The most important of the regional economy in the valley of the Menderes figs, honey and olive oil in the inner regions, respectively. Karia, Lykia and Ionia did not have advanced as a civilization. Architecture, art, science and philosophy were behind those of its neighbors, influenced by them.
The most important architectural structure of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Halicarnassus was a tomb or monument. 2 satrap of Caria Mausolos period (377-353 BC) moved the capital to Halicarnassus Mylasa, this situation led to the further development of the city and among the Seven Wonders of the world with his wife and sister of the Mausoleum of King Mausolus in 350 BC II. Built by Artemisia. This monument is located on a high base effect of the Lycian art, reflects the effects of the gallery on the tomb of the Ionic order.
Müsgebi (Ortakent-Bodrum), 15-13 BC, Knidos and Stratonikeia pieces. presence of Mycenaean pottery centuries, the region at that time spread to Syria, Rhodes and Cyprus also refers to the relationship between the Mycenaean culture.
4 BC Western Anatolia century onwards under the influence of the Hellenic and Roman civilizations have left important traces in the Carian cities. Castle, near Milas today Beçin Menteşe the permanent scars are seen.
Semi-connected Karia Governments
BC 6 Carian cities century, the state falls under the dominance of Lydia.
BC, the Persians 540'larda control of the region. This dominance riots, wars of Persia-Lydia and Persia-Helen takes 200 years despite interruptions from time to time. Both Lydia and Persia as well as the period of domination in the region in a loose sovereignty. The region is dominated by semi-independent state satraplarca emperor, the satraplığa semi-independent cities, ruled by tyrants largely autonomous.
Caria, captured by Alexander the Great in 334 BC, king of Macedonia, including Halikarnassos big cities were destroyed and the 3rd century, a period of Egyptian rule, and then came under Roman rule from 192 BC.
Principalities in Anatolia for nearly 200 years (1261-1451) was ruled by Menteşeoğulları. Castle in the center of their choosing Beçin Menteşoğulları near Milas. Ottoman rule begins in 1451, out of Bodrum. Halikarnassos 15 century, but the Knights of Rhodes and the statutory period is a base participating in the Ottoman borders, along with Rhodes.
Rum is a part of the people of the region 19 century, in the province of Aydın has Menteşe. Between 11 May and 5 July 1921 Italian invasion of 1919 suffers, then a province of the Republic Mugla name is changed to the hinge