Huna people
group of Xionite and/or Hephthalite tribes who, entered India in the 5th or 6th century
Hunas or Huna (Middle Brahmi script: 
Hūṇā) was the name given by the ancient Indians to a group of Central Asian tribes who, via the Khyber Pass, entered the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 5th or early 6th century. The Hunas occupied areas as far south as Eran and Kausambi, greatly weakening the Gupta Empire.[1] The Hunas were ultimately defeated by a coalition of Indian princes[2] that included an Indian king Yasodharman and the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta. They defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 CE and drove them out of India.[3] The Guptas are thought to have played only a minor role in this campaign.[2]
References
change- ↑ India: A History by John Keay p.158
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haywood, John (2002). Historical Atlas of the Classical World 500BC-600AD. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 2.23. ISBN 0-7607-1973-X.
- ↑ Dani, Ahmad Hasan (1999). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The crossroads of civilizations: A.D. 250 to 750. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 175. ISBN 9788120815407.