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'''Ellac''' (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of [[Attila the Hun]] in the [[Hunnic Empire]]. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the [[Battle of Nedao]].<ref>C.D. Gordon, ''The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111</ref> He was succeeded by [[Dengizich]]. |
'''Ellac''' (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of [[Attila the Hun]] in the [[Hunnic Empire]]. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the [[Battle of Nedao]].<ref>C.D. Gordon, ''The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111</ref> He was succeeded by [[Dengizich]]. He was the oldest son of Attila. Ellac was also the title of the prince who was governor of the [[Akatziroi|Akatziri]].<ref name="Maenchen"/> |
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The name derived from Turkic ''ellig''/''illig''/''ilik''/''Ilak''/''älik'', meaning "prince, ruler, king".<ref>Peter B. Golden, [http://de.scribd.com/doc/181491903/Peter-B-Golden-an-Introduction-to-the-History-of-the-Turkic-Peoples-Ethnogenesis-and-State-Formation-in-Medieval-and-Early-Modern-Eurasia-and-the-Mid#page=90 Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples], p.88.</ref><ref name="Maenchen">Otto Maenchen-Helfen, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=CrUdgzSICxcC The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture]'', University of California Press, 1973, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=CrUdgzSICxcC&q=Ellac+ruler+king#v=snippet&q=Ellac%20ruler%20king&f=false p.407].</ref><ref>Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut - ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=YB1UWaDMCKcC Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas: Historical and Linguistic Aspects]'', 2006, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=YB1UWaDMCKcC&q=illig#v=snippet&q=illig&f=false p.25].</ref><ref>John Joseph Saunders: ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=nFx3OlrBMpQC The History of the Mongol Conquests]'', University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=nFx3OlrBMpQC&q=Ilig%2C+Ilak+king#v=snippet&q=Ilig%2C%20Ilak%20king&f=false p.x].</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:21, 22 June 2014
Ellac (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of Attila the Hun in the Hunnic Empire. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the Battle of Nedao.[1] He was succeeded by Dengizich. He was the oldest son of Attila. Ellac was also the title of the prince who was governor of the Akatziri.[2]
Name
The name derived from Turkic ellig/illig/ilik/Ilak/älik, meaning "prince, ruler, king".[3][2][4][5]
References
- ^ C.D. Gordon, The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111
- ^ a b Otto Maenchen-Helfen, The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture, University of California Press, 1973, p.407.
- ^ Peter B. Golden, Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples, p.88.
- ^ Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut - Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas: Historical and Linguistic Aspects, 2006, p.25.
- ^ John Joseph Saunders: The History of the Mongol Conquests, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001, p.x.
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