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minus-square@protist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years ago*Mongol horde (The Huns attacked Europe)
minus-square@TheHotze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoI thought Hun was a generic term like barbarian
minus-squareThe Octonautlinkfedilink11•2 years agoNo, it was a specific tribe. However there were “barbarian” tribes near China named the Dzungar and the Xiongu, both of which are a bit like “Hun” and either of which are suggested to perhaps be the eastern side of that same tribe.
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*Mongol horde
(The Huns attacked Europe)
I thought Hun was a generic term like barbarian
No, it was a specific tribe.
However there were “barbarian” tribes near China named the Dzungar and the Xiongu, both of which are a bit like “Hun” and either of which are suggested to perhaps be the eastern side of that same tribe.