The Huns (Paperback)

Introduction-Inner Asia: The Homeland of the Huns-Nomads? The Huns, a heterogeneous agro-pastoralist society-The Quest for Ethnicity and Origins: Who are the Huns? Chapter 1: The Xiongnu Hun Empire-Political Organisation of the Xiongnu Huns-Political History of the Xiongnu Huns-Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei conquest of China -Archaeology of the Xiongnu Chapter 2: The so-called ‘two-hundred years interlude’ Chapter 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 Organisation and Culture of the White Huns-Hunnic Impact on Iran and India Chapter 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 Organisation in Europe Chapter 5: Attila the Hun-Bleda and Attila-Attila as the supreme ruler-Attila invades the West Chapter 6: The Huns after Attila-Hunnic Civil War and the dissolution of the Hunnic Empire-Post-Attila kings of Europe-Brief Reunification and Final Dissolution of the western Hunnic Realm Chapter 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 Chapter 8: The Legacy of the Huns-Redrawing the political map of Europe-Impact of the Hun Inner Asian political model-The impact of the Huns and Alans on European military practices-Cultural and artistic influence of the Huns in the light of archaeological evidence Conclusion