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Oghur and Hunnic tribes

Oghur and Hunnic tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) from c. 350 to 600 CE, a span of 250 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Nomads of the western Kazakh steppe in the age of the Huns. Priscus records that the Oghurs, Saragurs and Onogurs crossed into the Pontic steppe around 463 after other peoples drove them west.

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Facts

Dates
c. 350 to 600 CE
Duration
250 years
Type
People or culture
Region
Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
Language family
Turkic

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Questions

When did Oghur and Hunnic tribes exist?

c. 350 to 600 CE, about 250 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Oghur and Hunnic tribes?

Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia.

What language did Oghur and Hunnic tribes speak?

Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.