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Huns

The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part of Scythia at the time. By 370 CE, the Huns had arrived on the Volga, causing the westwards movement of Goths…

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Capital
Attila's Court
Common languages
Hunnic · Gothic · Various tribal languages
Government
Tribal · Confederation
Historical era
Ancient history · Migration Period
• 370s?
Balamber?
• 430–435
Rugila

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Huns

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related to In Germanic legend · 51
Huns → Attila, Attila's, Attila-city, Bern, Buda, Burgundian, Dietrich, Eastern Europe, Esztergom, Etzelburg, Frisia, From, Generally, German, German Nibelungenlied, Germanic, Germany, Goths, Great, Heune
related to Under Attila · 49
Huns → Additionally, Although, Anatolius, Attila, Attila's, Balkans, Battle, Bleda, Castra Constantias, Catalaunian Plains, Chersonesus, Constantinople, Danube, East Romans, Eastern Roman Empire, Emperor Valentinian III, Flavius Aetius, From, Gaul, Honoria
related to After Attila · 42
Huns → After Attila's, Akatir Huns, Akatziri, Akatziri Huns, Ardaric, At, Attila's, Battle, Carpathian, Chelchel, Dengizich, During, East, Ellak, Ernak, General Aspar, Gepid, Germanic, Goths, He
related to Before Attila · 38
Huns → Alans, Antioch, Armenia, At, Cappadocia, Ctesiphon, Danube, During, East Romans, Eastern Goths, Eastern Roman Empire, Euphratesia, Goth Gainas, Gothic, Goths, Greuthungi, Hun, In, Italy, Lower Danube
related to Etymology · 37
Huns → Another, Atwood, Avestan, Chinese, Christopher Atwood, Chuni, Cimmerians, Classical, Eurasian, European, Greek, Harold Bailey, He, Hun, Hunnic, Iranian, Jamsheed Choksy, John Malalas, Khounoi, Latin Hunni
related to Extent of Hunnic territory · 31
Huns → Aleksander Paroń, Attila's, Baltic, Barbarian Europe, Black Sea, But, Danube, Dobruja, Don, Following Attila's, Great Hungarian Plain, However, Hungarian Plain, Hunnish, In, It, Maenchen-Helfen, Middle Danube, Otherwise, Otto Maenchen-Helfen
related to Religion · 31
Huns → Additionally, Almost, Ammianus, Ammianus Marcellinus, Armenian, Attila, Attila's, Byzantine, Caucasian Huns, Christian, Crimea, Denis Sinor, European, He, Hunnish, John Man, Jordanes' Getica, Maenchen-Helfen, Mars, Moreover
related to Physical appearance · 29
Huns → Asiatic, Attila, Attila's, Battle, Caucasian, Chalons, East Asian, Europe, European, Germanic, He, Hun, Hunnic, Jordanes, Kim, Maenchen-Helfen, Many, Mongoloid, Most, Other
related to In Christian hagiography · 28
Huns → After, Afterwards, Among, Attila, Attila's, Christian, Christianity, Cologne, Dieuze, Hunnic Empire, In, Italy, Leo, Metz, Modena, Orléans, Other, Paul, Peter, Pope Leo
related to Languages · 28
Huns → All, As, Attila's, Eastern Iranian, Gothic, Greek, He, However, Hun Empire, Hunnic, Hunnic Empire, Hunnish, Hyun Jin Kim, Illyrian, Indo-European, Latin, Mongolic, On, Only, Priscus

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hunnic attila also roman maenchen-helfen argues however hun empire used sources may peoples steppe europe priscus xiongnu romans attila's ammianus

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HunsCapitalAttila's Court1.00infobox
HunsCommon languagesHunnic1.00infobox
HunsCommon languagesGothic1.00infobox
HunsCommon languagesVarious tribal languages1.00infobox
HunsGovernmentTribal1.00infobox
HunsGovernmentConfederation1.00infobox
HunsHistorical eraAncient history1.00infobox
HunsHistorical eraMigration Period1.00infobox
Huns• 370s?Balamber?1.00infobox
Huns• 430–435Rugila1.00infobox
Huns• 435–445Attila and Bleda1.00infobox
Huns• 445–453Attila1.00infobox
Huns• 453–469Dengizich and Ernak1.00infobox
Huns• 469–?Ernak1.00infobox
Huns• Attila and Bleda become co-rulers of the united tribes4371.00infobox
Huns• Battle of Nedao4541.00infobox
Huns• Battle of the Catalaunian Plains4511.00infobox
Huns• c. 395 – ?Kursich and Basich1.00infobox
Huns• c. 400–409Uldin1.00infobox
Huns• c. 412 – ?Charaton1.00infobox
Huns• c. 420s–430Octar and Rugila1.00infobox
Huns• Conquest of the Alans and Goths370s1.00infobox
Huns• Death of Bleda, Attila becomes sole ruler4451.00infobox
Huns• Dengizich, son of Attila, dies4691.00infobox
Huns• Huns appear north-west of the Caspian Seapre 370s1.00infobox
Huns• Invasion of northern Italy4521.00infobox

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