Huns Begin Migration West from Central Asia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: Asian History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Europe, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Turkey, Central Asia
- Date: c. 3d-4th century
Article abstract: The westward migration of the Huns eventually became a major factor contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Summary of Event
The Huns were one of several nomadic tribes that by the fourth century c.e. had come to populate the plains of southwestern Russia and southeastern Europe. They most likely originated in the steppe region of central Asia in what is now Mongolia and northwestern China. Chinese records of the second century b.c.e. refer to the Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu), or Huns, who had posed a serious threat to the security of...
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