Uldin — First Named Trans-Danubian Hun Leader

400 CE · Tuna Sınırı · political

The first Hun chief named in Roman sources; in 400 CE he captured the Visigothic chief Gainas and sent his head to Rome.

He experienced both alliance and conflict with the Eastern Roman Empire. He is credited with the saying, "I can conquer as I please wherever the sun sets." He was the first significant leader of the Danubian Huns before Attila.

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The first Hun chief named in Roman sources; in 400 CE he captured the Visigothic chief Gainas and sent his head to Rome.
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400 CE
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