Avars (6th–9th cent.)
A confederacy of Central Eurasian nomads, first mentioned by *Priscus (fr. 40 Blockley). The origin of their westward migration is often linked to the downfall in 555 of the Rouran Empire in modern Mongolia, although this assumption is contested. The main source for early Avar history is ... ...
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