The migration and the early history of the White Huns

The White Huns, these were people from Central-Asia, who rose to domination around the 5th century AD, and covered a relatively large area. In this video we'll cover the migration of these Huns from Altai region towards the south and their engagement with the Sassanid Persians.

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Chapters:
00:00 The migration
00:31 The Kidarites
00:46 Mongloid or Caucasian
02:05 Kidarites usage of Kushan title and symbolism
02:56 Early engagement with the Persians
05:00 Kidarites movement towards India
05:53 Kidarites in India
07:03 Sassanid Persians resist against the Kidarites
07:36 Peroz, the Sassanid king, fall of Kidarites, and rise of the Hephthalites
09:19 Peroz's war against the Hephthalites
15:23 Sassanians paid tribute to the Hephthalites
16:05 Hephthalites help Kavad

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[edmundsim]

This is an interesting video. The Hephthalites seemed to be the Tartar that later take over the Roulan as the Great Khan of the Steppe and they later come into conflict with the Sui and Tang Dynasty of China. When the Tang defeats them, many of them go back west again to form multiple turk tribes.

[micahistory]

interesting video, never really knew anything about them

[joeshmoe]

Thanks a bunch for sharing this with us Big Dog!

[ramtin]

The script writer of the battle of Edessa in Historymarche channel claimed he had a source which indicates that Ardashir Babakan defeated a Hunnic king during his eastern campaigns (if anyone knows anything about it, please do tell)

Shapur II fought them and in the end they were made to serve in the Sassanid army (most probably after a Sassanid victory) in their battles with Rome

During the reign of Bahram V (who is called Bahram Gur because of his obsession with hunting onagers), while Bahram was occupied with the war with the Romans, his eastern neighbours, Kidarites, crossed the Oxus river and invaded the Sasanian realm, conquering the rich city of Merv and even reaching as far as westwards as Ray
Bahram was thus forced to pay tribute to the Kidarites, in order to stop their incursions into his empire
However, Bahram passed through the mountain chain on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, eventually reaching Merv
There his forces routed the Kidarites, killing their king in the process and capturing his wife
A general of Bahram pursued the Kidarites into Transoxiana and inflicted another defeat on them
The war was concluded in 427, with Bahram cementing his name as a great champion of Iran
The name of Bahram was long remembered amongst the people of the surrounding area
The Sogdian city of Bukhara would later mint coins with his image

In 450, Yazdegerd II launched an expedition into deep Kidarite territory in Central Asia, raiding and capturing forts and cities, which resulted in the accumulation of many captives and riches and managed to secure the eastern portion of his empire against the Kidarite incursions
Yazdegerd's Armenian generals were also able to repel some Hunnic attacks

The Kidarites did defeat one of Yazdegerd's generals but the war continued and they were finally completely defeated once by Peroz I and by a Sassanid Hephthalite alliance but the Sassanids and Hephthalites became enemies and then the Sassanid king, Peroz I, was defeated 3 times and killed in the end and most of eastern Sassanid provinces were conquered by Hephthalites
However, the Hephthalites were stopped and defeated by an Iranian noble called Sukhra of the house of Karen but since most of the Sassanid army was lost during those 3 battles, they weren't able to take back the lost territories

After Peroz I and most of his successors were killed in battle and his army was destroyed just like in his previous two clashes against the Hephthalites, Surkhab quickly installed Peroz brother, Balash, on the Sassanid throne, regrouped the rest of the Sassanid army and marched against the Hephthalite king, Khushnavaz
When he reached Gorgan, Khushnavaz was informed of Surkhab's plan of attacking him, he prepared his men for battle and sent a message to Surkhab, asking him his name, official position and intentions
Surkhab shortly sent a message back, informing him of his name and position
Khushnavaz thereafter sent another message, warning him of doing the same mistake as Peroz I
However, he wasn't discouraged by Khushnavaz words and even raided Hephthalite territories, met Hephthalite king's army in battle and inflicted a heavy defeat on him
This made Khushnavaz to sue for peace which Surkhab would only accept if the Hephthalites would give him everything that had been seized from Peroz camp including all his treasures and royal treasury, his chief priest and Peroz daughter, Perozdukht
His demands were accepted and peace was made
He then returned to Ctesiphon, where he was received with great honor by nobles and people

In 503, Kavad I countered a Hephthalite attack and in 508, a Sasanian campaign led to the conquest of the Zundaber (Zumdaber) Castellum, associated with the temple of az Zunin in the area of ad Dawar, situated between Bust and Kandahar
Based on the Sassanid coin found in Merv, it's indicated that the Sassanids under Kavad I defeated the Hephthalites and reconquered Khorasan

Khosrow Anushiravan, allied with the Gokturks, and conquered the southern half of the Hephthalite empire while the Gokturks conquered the northern half
The Hephthalite king, Ghadfar, and what was left of his men, took refuge in Sassanid empire under Khosrow
Gokturks sent a delegate with gifts to strengthen the alliance
They made a treaty and sent, Faghanish, the Hephthalite who was supposed to be their own puppet king to Ctesiphon to be approved by Khosrow who made Faghanish and his kingdom into his own vassal
In 562, Khosrow defeated the Hephthalites AGAIN and also stopped the threat of Turks
Sinjibu attacked the Sassanid borders but in the end, married his daughter to Khosrow Anushiravan (probably after a Sassanid counter attack)

[diyartokmurzin]

The Golden horde had a similar division. The Ulus (in turkic division/share/part) to the east of Volga river was called Kök orda - blue horde and the ulus to west of Volga river was called Aq orda - White Horde

[ecapurro]

When, and from where did the Hephthalites come from.... need a bit of background on them.

[saurabhsinghchauhan]

White Huns were Indo Irani...they spoke east Irani language.
Akshunwar, the first great king of Eptal aur Hepthal, is a Indo Irani name, they were also called little Ueh _chi by Chinese, that is Rishika in Indian litrature.

[AlptheSpearo]

The day you realize the relationship between Xiongnu, Huns and Gokturks, you will understand that Huns are definitely Turks. They are all the continuation of each other, Huns established a steppe federation and of course there would be Mongols and Persians. But the majority of the army and the administration are ethnically Turks. Do your research from objective sources instead of biased ones.

[felipepereira]

Actually the color coding signifying the coordinates are Chinese in origin; it's linked to the Wu Xing principles. While the Chinese also associates the coordinates to animals and mystical creatures, the steppe peoples, especially of turkic origin associates only the colors.

[edmundsim]

They are White Tartars that used to be under the Xiongba but they become powerful and take over. They are also called Turks. For 350 AD, the Huns should be driven off by the Roulan a powerful nomadic group before they are subjudated by the Tartar ard 600 AD.

The order of the Steppe Nomads are as followed: Xiongnu -> Xianbei -> Roulan -> Tartar -> Tang (Early period) -> Khitian (Liao) -> Mongol

[greatman-kh]

*Were they related to Attila's Huns?*

[QueenBattle-zbnz]

Kidarites were vassal state of Gupta empire
Gandhara coin of kidarite mentioned the name of great samudra gupt

Son of samudra gupt chandra gupt vikramaditya invade balkh
Inscription of chandra also found in hunja valley

Kidarites invade india in 455 ad but they were badly defeated by skandgupta
And accepted sovereign of gupta empire many inscription of skandgupt found in kasmir region

[watchman]

It is good to establish blue and black are above white.

[pandaplattenlegergmbh]

Today name haptalian hazaristan in Afghanistan

[holy_iranic_union]

Magyarostok has Iranic Sarmatian Origin 🇮🇷🇭🇺 never get up on your identity. By the mongolian turkic theory themselves have Greek and Armenian DNA. Long Live Majaristan🔥❤️🤍💚

[perretti]

Huns were not Mongols. Huns are in Europe. You can go see them, they’re not Chinese either.

[raoSENSEI]

Mongols.
Those barbarians were amazing.
This is a once in a century video.

[alexeysaphonov]

Text and maps are fine, but AI generated pictures... they are mindf..k addional or absent legs and handy, strange armor and weapons.

[ravenalbj]

All Huns were White Race and their origin was north of Black Sea. It is because they moved so much, there is the impression that they lived in different areas. The name SIBERIA came from one of Hunic tribe named SIBIRI who actually were in North of Caucasus area in Procopius time. He mentioned it.
You didn't read Procopius.
The original name of the Huns was OUZI. In today's Chinese the word for "European is you people see the similarity.

[BögenbayOraltay]

Mongolians or persians speaking turkish make no sense. They are a turkic tribe.