Avars

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The Avars were a powerful nomadic confederation of Eurasian steppe peoples who established a khaganate in Central and Eastern Europe during the early Middle Ages and frequently raided Byzantine territories.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Avars canonical 25
Pannonian Avars 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eurasian steppe people ⓘ
medieval people ⓘ
nomadic confederation ⓘ
alliedWith Sassanian Empire (during the 626 campaign) ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
archaeologicalCulture Avar archaeological culture of the Carpathian Basin ⓘ
burialCustoms horse burials ⓘ
richly furnished warrior graves ⓘ
capital Avar Khaganate capital in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ
conflict Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Franks ⓘ
Gepids ⓘ
Lombards ⓘ
Slavic groups (various) ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
coreTerritory Carpathian Basin ⓘ
Pannonian Plain ⓘ
economy control of trade routes in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ
pastoral nomadism ⓘ
raiding and tribute ⓘ
endTime 9th century ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicComposition multi-ethnic confederation ⓘ
firstAttested mid-6th century ⓘ
governmentForm nomadic empire ⓘ
influenced early medieval Slavic military organization ⓘ
ethnogenesis of some Central and Eastern European populations ⓘ
knownFor establishing the Avar Khaganate in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
fortified ring-shaped settlements (ring-forts) ⓘ
influence on Slavic migrations ⓘ
raiding Byzantine territories ⓘ
tribute relations with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
use of mounted warriors ⓘ
warfare against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
languageFamily Mongolic languages (hypothesized) ⓘ
linked to: Mongolic languages

Turkic languages (hypothesized) ⓘ
notableEvent Siege of Constantinople in 626 (with allies) ⓘ
politicalStructure khaganate ⓘ
predecessor steppe nomadic confederations of Inner Asia ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
religion Christianity (partially, later period) ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Christianity

Tengrism (hypothesized) ⓘ
linked to: Tengrism

shamanism ⓘ
startTime 6th century ⓘ
successor First Bulgarian Empire (in some territories) ⓘ
Frankish Empire (in some territories) ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian Empire

Slavic principalities in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ
titleOfRuler khagan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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