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| − | The '''Huns''' (singular: Kun/Hun/On/Un, meaning "Ten", plural: Kunok/Hunuk/Onoq/Unug, also simply meaning "People") considered themselves to be the "Fist of God", the "Hammer of God", the "Scourge of God" and descendants of the lost "Ten" Tribes of Israel. They were a major component in the proto-Turkic hordes. They organised themselves in Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western camps each corresponding to one of four colours Black, Red, White, and Blue respectively. The most famous of their clans was the Simeon tribe of the Southern "Red" Kidara or Kermikhiones to which belonged the Great Gahan Bulan of the Khazars who is generally regarded as the founder of Turanian Karaism after he was converted by Isaac Sangari of Khwarezm. In Mediaeval times the Huns were known as Cumans, then after the enlightenment, they were generally known as Polovtsi. Their modern descendants are represented by the speakers of Kipchak languages mostly belong to the Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a meaning that all other R1a people of Eastern Europe also descend from the Polovtsi. | + | The '''Huns''' (singular: Kun/Hun/On/Un, meaning "Ten", plural: Kunok/Hunuk/Onoq/Unug, also simply meaning "People") considered themselves to be the "Fist of God", the "Hammer of God", the "Scourge of God" and descendants of the lost "Ten" Tribes of Israel. They were a major component in the proto-Turkic hordes. They organised themselves in Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western camps each corresponding to one of four colours Black, Red, White, and Blue respectively. The most famous of their clans was the Simeon tribe of the Southern "Red" Kidara or Kermikhiones to which belonged the Great Gahan Bulan of the Khazars who is generally regarded as the founder of Turanian Karaism after he was converted by Isaac Sangari of Khwarezm. Genghis Khan devastated them in an attempt to establish himself as their Chief Priest before he was struck by lightning. In Mediaeval times the Huns were known as Cumans, then after the enlightenment, they were generally known as Polovtsi. Their modern descendants are represented by the speakers of Kipchak languages mostly belong to the Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a meaning that all other R1a people of Eastern Europe also descend from the Polovtsi. |
Their religion was [[Turanian Karaism]]. | Their religion was [[Turanian Karaism]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 6 March 2013
The Huns (singular: Kun/Hun/On/Un, meaning "Ten", plural: Kunok/Hunuk/Onoq/Unug, also simply meaning "People") considered themselves to be the "Fist of God", the "Hammer of God", the "Scourge of God" and descendants of the lost "Ten" Tribes of Israel. They were a major component in the proto-Turkic hordes. They organised themselves in Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western camps each corresponding to one of four colours Black, Red, White, and Blue respectively. The most famous of their clans was the Simeon tribe of the Southern "Red" Kidara or Kermikhiones to which belonged the Great Gahan Bulan of the Khazars who is generally regarded as the founder of Turanian Karaism after he was converted by Isaac Sangari of Khwarezm. Genghis Khan devastated them in an attempt to establish himself as their Chief Priest before he was struck by lightning. In Mediaeval times the Huns were known as Cumans, then after the enlightenment, they were generally known as Polovtsi. Their modern descendants are represented by the speakers of Kipchak languages mostly belong to the Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a meaning that all other R1a people of Eastern Europe also descend from the Polovtsi.
Their religion was Turanian Karaism.
