Bayan I
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Bayan I was a 6th-century khagan of the Avars who led their migration into Central and Eastern Europe and established the powerful Avar Khaganate.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century ruler
ⓘ
Avar khagan ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | c. 602 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | c. 560 ⓘ |
| ally | Alboin, King of the Lombards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carpathian steppe culture
ⓘ
early medieval Balkans ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Avar wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombard–Gepid War (567) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Avar Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 602 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Avar Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Avars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | nomadic empire ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Menander Protector
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theophylact Simocatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early medieval political landscape of Central Europe
ⓘ
migration patterns of Lombards and other peoples ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Avar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Avar settlement in the Carpathian Basin
ⓘ
destruction of the Gepid Kingdom ⓘ sieges and campaigns against Byzantine territories in the Balkans ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing a powerful steppe empire in Central and Eastern Europe
ⓘ
founding the Avar Khaganate in the Carpathian Basin ⓘ leading the Avar migration into Central Europe ⓘ leading the Avar migration into Eastern Europe ⓘ subjugating various Slavic and Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gepids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Khagan of the Avars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | steppe cavalry forces ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Avar tribal leadership in the Eurasian steppe ⓘ |
| region |
Carpathian Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 602 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 562 ⓘ |
| religion | Tengrism (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Avar khagans of the 7th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| title | Khagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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