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43 Warfare begins between the northern and southern Huns.
118 The north-south feud between the Hun
dynasty ends.
311 Luoyang
, the Jin Dynasty (265-420)
capital of China
, was sacked by groups of barbarians under the leadership of Huns. Jin Huai Di, emperor of China
, is captured.
316 Huns sack Chang'an
, capital of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty. Jin Mindi, the emperor, surrenders.
320 The Huns appear in Persia
.
350 The Huns invade Persia and India
.
352 Beginning of a war pitting the Huns against the Alans
.
363 The Huns reach the Caspian Sea.
370 The Ostrogoths are conquered by the Huns. The Visigoths cross the Danube
.
373 The Battle of the Tanais River near the Don where the Huns defeat the Alans
.
376 Visigoths appear on the Danube
and request entry into the Roman Empire in their flight from the Huns.
377 Perian king Shapur II
pushes the Huns back across the Caucasus.
381 The Scirii ally themselves with the Huns.
396 The Huns occupy the Romanian plains of Pannonia
.
400 While taking refuge along the Danube
, Gainas and his Goths
are attacked by the Huns, killing him and his army. Gainas' head is sent as a gift to Constantinople
by the Hun chieftan Uldin
.
406 With the aid of the chieftan of the Huns, Uldin
, Stilicho
crushes an army of 200,000 barbarians led by Radagaisus at Fiesole. Stilicho then executes Radagas, and the surviving barbarians are either incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves.
408 Under Uldin
, the Huns attack the Eastern Empire, setting fire to various frontier forts and taking control of the Castra Martis. The Romans try to negotiate, but Uldin demands an exorbitant gold tribute in return for his withdrawal. This demand is rejected and the Romans begin to push the Huns back across the Danube
.
412 The forts on the west bank of the Danube
, which were destroyed by the Huns, are rebuilt, and a new Danubian
fleet is launched.
432 King Rua unites the Huns.
434 Attila the Hun
gains control over the Hun
tribes, jointly with his brother Bleda.
441 The Huns invade the Balkans
.
447 Sofia
destroyed by the Huns.
451 The Huns sack Metz
.
451 The Huns and the Ostrogoths facing the Romans
and the Visigoths achieve at best a draw in the Battle of Chalons. After the battle, between 10,000 and 20,000 men lie dead on the Catalaunian Fields.
452 Attila
, king of the Huns, invades Italy
454 Battle of Nedao between the Gepids and the Huns.
468 The Huns again invade Dacia
and are once more repelled by Leo.
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