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'''Octar''' was a Hunnic ruler. His rule dates are unknown, yet it is believed he started around 420 AD. His relationship to the previous Hunnic ruler [[Charaton]], mentioned by |
'''Octar''' was a Hunnic ruler. His rule dates are unknown, yet it is believed he started around 420 AD. His relationship to the previous Hunnic ruler [[Charaton]], mentioned by Olympiodorus in 412/413, is uncertain.<ref>{{cite book|last=Maenchen_Helfen|first=Otto|title=The world of the Huns: studies in their history and culture|publisher=University of California Press, 1973|pages=73}}</ref> |
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According to contemporary historical sources, Octar ruled together with his brother [[Ruga]] in the form of a dual kingship, similarly like his nephews [[Attila]] and [[Bleda]]. He is very probably identical with the Hunnic leader '''Uptaros''', who died ca. 430 (allegedly from the excess of food) during a military campaign against the Burgundians on the Rhine <ref>{{cite book|last=Maenchen_Helfen|first=Otto|title=The world of the Huns: studies in their history and culture|publisher=University of California Press, 1973|pages=82-83}}</ref>. The next day, his army was attacked by the Burgundians and destroyed. After Octar's death, his brother [[Ruga]] ruled as a sole king of the Huns until his death ca. 435. |
According to contemporary historical sources, Octar ruled together with his brother [[Ruga]] in the form of a dual kingship, similarly like his nephews [[Attila]] and [[Bleda]]. He is very probably identical with the Hunnic leader '''Uptaros''', who died ca. 430 (allegedly from the excess of food) during a military campaign against the Burgundians on the Rhine <ref>{{cite book|last=Maenchen_Helfen|first=Otto|title=The world of the Huns: studies in their history and culture|publisher=University of California Press, 1973|pages=82-83}}</ref>. The next day, his army was attacked by the Burgundians and destroyed. After Octar's death, his brother [[Ruga]] ruled as a sole king of the Huns until his death ca. 435. |
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Octar was a Hunnic ruler. His rule dates are unknown, yet it is believed he started around 420 AD. His relationship to the previous Hunnic ruler Charaton, mentioned by Olympiodorus in 412/413, is uncertain.[1]
According to contemporary historical sources, Octar ruled together with his brother Ruga in the form of a dual kingship, similarly like his nephews Attila and Bleda. He is very probably identical with the Hunnic leader Uptaros, who died ca. 430 (allegedly from the excess of food) during a military campaign against the Burgundians on the Rhine [2]. The next day, his army was attacked by the Burgundians and destroyed. After Octar's death, his brother Ruga ruled as a sole king of the Huns until his death ca. 435.
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