Avars
E415786
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 | 8 |
| Pannonian Avars | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurasian steppe people
ⓘ
medieval people ⓘ nomadic confederation ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Sassanian Empire (during the 626 campaign)
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolic languages (hypothesized)
Turkic languages (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Siege of Constantinople (626)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Constantinople in 626 (with allies)
|
| politicalStructure | khaganate ⓘ |
| predecessor | steppe nomadic confederations of Inner Asia ⓘ |
| region |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| religion |
Nicene Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity (partially, later period)
Tengrism ⓘ
surface form:
Tengrism (hypothesized)
shamanism ⓘ |
| startTime | 6th century ⓘ |
| successor |
First Bulgarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
First Bulgarian Empire (in some territories)
Carolingian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire (in some territories)
Slavic principalities in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | khagan ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pannonian Avars