Editing Vassal state (section)

====Carchemish====
While [[Carchemish]] was a leading power in Syria and delegate for Syrian affairs, not much is known about their interactions with the Great Powers of the region. What is known comes from archives at Hattusa, [[Emar]], and Ugarit.<ref name="Mora 2013" /> When the city was conquered by Suppiluliuma I, he installed his son on the throne<ref name="Mora 2013" /> Due to this, the later kings of Carchemish acted as representatives for the Hittite Empire in Syria.<ref name="Mora 2013" /> In the 13th century, Carchemish was trading directly with [[Assyria]], and had relations with [[Babylonia]] as well.<ref name="Devecchi 2012"/> Carchemish also survived the end of the Hittite Empire, and became its own city-state in the [[Iron Age|Early Iron Age]].<ref name="Mora 2013">{{cite book |last1=Mora |first1=Clelia |title=The Encyclopedia of Ancient History |date=2013 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |chapter=Carchemish}}</ref> In the 8th century BC, it was annexed by the Assyrian Empire.<ref name="Mora 2013" />