Questions tagged [huns]
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD.
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What is the historical evidence for asserting Huns were one and the same as Xiongnu?
This question is very close to a previous question, Who were the Huns and/or Xiongnu?, but I hope it is clear that I'm not asking the same point.
In fact, I'm asking about the common assumption such ...
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Were the Huns and Mongols at one point rivals?
I recently read an article that suggests that perhaps the Huns invading Rome had once been a foe and eventually conquered and forced to migrate by the Mongol empire,this interesting idea completely ...
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Did the Huns contribute to the Great Migration of Germanic Peoples into the Western Empire?
I just listed to this episode of the British History Podcast (which is excellent I might add). During the podcast, the podcaster states that climate change was a major contributor to the Anglo Saxons ...
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Who were the Huns and/or Xiongnu?
Who were the Hun people who made several appearances in Eurasian history?
Were they Finno-Ugric, Paleo-Siberean, Mongolic or Turkic?
Were the Hun who attacked Roman Empire extensions of the Xiongu, ...
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