Alchon Huns

Alchon Huns was a state in Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) that lasted from c. 370 to 560 CE, about 190 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Huns who took Gandhara and Punjab from the Kidarites. Toramana and his son Mihirakula pushed into central India, Buddhist sources accuse Mihirakula of burning monasteries, and Yashodharman of Malwa defeated him around 528.

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Facts

Dates

c. 370 to 560 CE

Duration

190 years

Type

State

Region

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Capital

Sakala (Sialkot)

Events in South Asia during its time

• 499 Aryabhata writes the Aryabhatiya

Neighbours in South Asia

• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Western Satraps c. 35 to 415 CE
• Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE
• Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
• Kamarupa c. 350 to 1140 CE
• Western Ganga dynasty c. 350 to 1000 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE, Europe

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