The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Kim, Hyun Jin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of maps List of tables Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION

1 THE XIONGNU HUN EMPIRE

Political organization of the Xiongnu Huns Political history of the Xiongnu Huns Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei conquest of China The archaeology of the Xiongnu

2 THE SO-CALLED ‘TWO-HUNDRED YEARS INTERLUDE’ 3 THE HUNS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND SOUTH ASIA: THE KIDARITE AND HEPHTHALITE WHITE HUNS

Who were the White Huns? White Hunnic expansion and the Kidarite dynasty White Hunnic Empire at its zenith under the Hephthalite dynasty Later Hunnic states in Central Asia and South Asia Political organization and culture of the White Huns Hunnic impact on Iran and India

4 THE HUNS OF EUROPE

Pre-Hunnic Huns? Europe on the eve of Hunnic arrival The invasion of the Huns Uldin Ruga and Octar Hunnic political organization in Europe

5 ATTILA THE HUN

Bleda and Attila Attila as the supreme ruler Attila invades the west

6 THE HUNS AFTER ATTILA

7 THE HUNS OF THE PONTIC STEPPES: THE UTIGUR-KUTRIGUR ‘BULGAR’ HUNS

The Oghurs The political history of the Bulgar Huns, the Caucasian Huns and the Avars

8 THE LEGACY OF THE HUNS

CONCLUSION Select bibliography Index