Gepid Kingdom

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The Gepid Kingdom was an early medieval Germanic state in the Carpathian Basin, known for its rivalry with the Lombards and eventual conquest by the Avars in the 6th century.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic state ⓘ
barbarian kingdom ⓘ
early medieval kingdom ⓘ
ally Byzantine Empire ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Gepid archaeological culture ⓘ
capital Sirmium ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
culture Germanic culture ⓘ
dissolutionCause Avar-Lombard conquest ⓘ
economy based on agriculture and warfare ⓘ
endTime 6th century ⓘ
ethnicComposition Germanic peoples ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gepids ⓘ
event Battle of Nedao ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Nedao

conquest by the Avars ⓘ
wars with the Lombards ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra Early Middle Ages ⓘ
knownFor control of Sirmium ⓘ
rivalry with the Lombards ⓘ
role in post-Hunnic power struggles ⓘ
language Gepidic ⓘ
linked to: Gepids
languageFamily East Germanic languages ⓘ
locatedIn Carpathian Basin ⓘ
Pannonia ⓘ
Transylvania ⓘ
mentionedIn Jordanes "Getica" ⓘ
military Germanic warrior aristocracy ⓘ
neighbor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Lombard Kingdom in Pannonia ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
notableRuler King Ardaric ⓘ
King Cunimund ⓘ
overthrownBy Avars ⓘ
Lombards ⓘ
partOf Migration Period ⓘ
politicalStatus independent kingdom ⓘ
predecessor Hunnic Empire ⓘ
region Middle Danube ⓘ
Tisza River basin ⓘ
religion Arian Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Arianism

Germanic paganism ⓘ
rival Lombard Kingdom ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
startTime 5th century ⓘ
successor Avar Khaganate ⓘ
Lombard Kingdom ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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Avar Khaganate → followed → Gepid Kingdom ⓘ
Gepids → knownFor → Gepid Kingdom in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ
linked to: Gepid Kingdom
Rosamund → birthPlace → Gepid kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Gepid Kingdom
Hunnic Empire → successor → Gepid Kingdom ⓘ