Attila the Hun
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Attila the Hun was the powerful 5th-century ruler of the Hunnic Empire, feared across Europe for his devastating campaigns against the Roman Empire and other territories.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attila the Hun canonical | 26 |
| Attila | 8 |
| Attila the Hun (as an opponent at the Catalaunian Plains) | 1 |
| Hunnic ruler Attila | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hun
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| activeYears | 5th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Attila the Hun
ⓘ
surface form:
Attila
Flagellum Dei ⓘ Scourge of God ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 406 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Eurasian Steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Eurasian steppe
|
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disputed ⓘ |
| coRulerWith | Bleda ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Hunnic Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 453 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | somewhere in the Hunnic Empire ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hunnic ⓘ |
| influenced | collapse of Roman power in some frontier regions ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture |
character in Norse sagas
ⓘ
figure in Germanic heroic legend ⓘ subject of medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being feared across Europe
ⓘ
devastating campaigns in the Balkans ⓘ extracting tribute from the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ leading large-scale raids into Roman territories ⓘ threatening Rome and Constantinople ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Hunnic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | sudden death ⓘ |
| name |
Attila the Hun
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Attila
|
| notableWork |
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
ⓘ
Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ
surface form:
invasion of Gaul
invasion of Italy ⓘ invasions of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ invasions of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Aetius ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Aetius
Theodoric I ⓘ Theodosius II ⓘ Valentinian III ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of the Huns
ⓘ
ruler of the Huns ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 453 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 434 ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| sibling | Bleda ⓘ |
| source |
Jordanes
ⓘ
Priscus of Panium ⓘ |
| succeeded |
Octar
ⓘ
Ruga ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Attila
subject surface form:
Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
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Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
this entity surface form:
Attila
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Attila
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Attila
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Attila
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Attila
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Attila
this entity surface form:
Hunnic ruler Attila
this entity surface form:
Attila the Hun (as an opponent at the Catalaunian Plains)