Huns
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History, Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Italy, Central Asia
- Date: c. 370-c. 455
Article abstract: Military significance: The Huns were a major player in the barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire, first forcing other barbarian peoples into the empire, then invading it themselves.
The Huns seem to have been related to the Xiongnu, a Turkish-Mongolian people who appear in Chinese records in the first few centuries of the common era. They traveled across Central Asia, acquiring a fearsome reputation as savage warriors who lived their lives on horseback. They defeated and absorbed one barbarian group after another, creating a nomad horde. By...
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