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.
See Oghur and Hunnic tribes on the interactive timeline
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
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- First Turkic Khaganate
- Sogdiana
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Kushan Empire
- Rouran Khaganate
- Hephthalite Empire
- Kingdom of Kucha
- Afrighid dynasty
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Kangju
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Moche (Mochica)
- Teotihuacan
- Tiwanaku
- Sasanian Empire
- Roman Empire
- Kushan Empire
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.