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.

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Label Occurrences
Avars canonical 8
Pannonian Avars 1

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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

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