List of Hunnic Rulers
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This is a list of rulers of the Huns
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Huns
The Huns were a group of nomadic people who, appearing from east of the Volga River, migrated into Europe c. AD 370 and established the vast Hunnic Empire there. Since de Guignes linked them with the Xiongnu, who had been northern neighbours of China 300 years prior to the emergence of the Huns,...
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| Period | Ruler |
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| c. 360 | Vund |
| 360–378 | Balamber Balamber Balamber is only mentioned by Jordanes, who simply called him "king of the Huns" and who tells us the story of Balamber crushing the kingdom of Ostrogoths in around 375. Balamber may have been a member of a royal house, but more probably he was - if he ever existed - just a warrior chieftain,... |
| 378–390 | Baltazár Baltazár Baltazár Alyp-bi . Son of Hunnic ruler Balambér. He led the Huns into lower Don river valley area. He is buried on Kuyantau mountain .... (Alypbi) |
| 390–410 | Uldin Uldin Uldin or Uldes was one of the primary chieftains of the Huns located beyond the Danube during the reigns of the Eastern Roman Emperors Arcadius and Theodosius II... (Khan Khan (title) Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289... of the Western Huns) |
| 410–412 | Donatus (Khan of the Eastern Black Sea Black Sea The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean... Huns & beyond) |
| 412–422 | Charaton Charaton Charaton , also known as Aksungur or Aksuvar, was said to be the first of the kings of the Huns from c. 410–422. It is believed that Charaton ruled mostly the eastern part of the Hunnic Empire.... (Aksungur) |
| 422–432 | Octar Octar Octar was a Hunnic ruler. His rule dates are unknown, yet it is believed he started around 420 AD. His relationship to the previous Hunnic ruler Charaton, mentioned by Olympiodorus in 412/413, is uncertain.... |
| 432–434 | Rugila Rugila Rugila also referred to as Rua, Ruhas, Ruga and Rona , was a warlord who was a major factor in the Huns' early victories over the Roman Empire. He served as an important forerunner to Attila the Hun during the fifth century AD. Initially he had ruled together with his brother Octar , who died ca.... |
| c. 434–c. 445 | Bleda Bleda Bleda was a Hun ruler, the brother of Attila the Hun.As nephews to Rugila, Attila and his elder brother Bleda succeeded him to the throne. His reign lasted for eleven years until his death. While it has been speculated throughout history that Attila murdered him on a hunting trip, no one knows... with... |
| c. 434–453 | Attila |
| 453–c. 455 | Ellac Ellac Ellac was the oldest son and successor of Attila the Hun in the Hunnic Empire. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the Battle of Nedao... |
| fl. c. 457 | Tuldila Tuldila Tuldila , according to Gabain, was a Hun leader in Majorian's army.... |
| ?–469 | Dengizich Dengizich Dengizich , ruler of the Akatziroi, was a son of Attila. The other forms of his name are Denzic and Dintzic... (Sabirs attack c. 460–463) with... |
| 469–503 | Hernach/BelkErmak Ernakh Ernakh or Ernac was the 3rd son of Attila. After Attila's death in 453 AD, his empire crumbled and its remains were ruled by his three sons. Ernakh is considered to have succeeded Dengizich king of Akatziroi and reigned from 469 AD to 503 AD over the Huns who roamed a substantial part of the... |