Hungarians and Europe in the early Middle Ages : an introduction to early Hungarian history

Lavishly illustrated, the book contains seventy five historical maps and colour plates which visualize the historical background of Hungary and introduces its early history to a broader readership. The early history of Hungarians is embedded into the history of Eurasia and special attention is given to the relationship of the Hungarians with the Khazars and the Bulghar-Turks. The first part deals with methods and sources which can be used for elucidating the ancient history of the Hungarians, relying on research into linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and natural history. The second part traces how the Hungarians came into the Carpathian Basin and answers such questions as: who are the Magyars, from where did they come and how did they conquer the land? It reconstructs and examines their early political and social structure, the economy, and religion, and compares the Hungarian medieval process with the ethnogenetic processes of the Germanic, Slavic and Turkic people. CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRANSLATOR'S NOTES PARTONE. A METHODOLOGlCAL lNTRODUCTION AND THE SOURCES I. INTRODUCTION II. THE SOURCES PART TWO. RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS III. THE RELATIVES IV. THE NEIGHBOURS V. EURASIA IN THE 9TH AND 10TH CENTURIES PART THREE. FROM THE URAlS TO THE CARPATHlAN BASlN VI.T HE NAMES OF THE MAGYARS BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF STATE VII. URHEIMATS AND MIGRATION VIII.T HE CONQUEST IX.T HE MAGYARS IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN X. THE INTEGRATION OF THE MAGYARS WITHIN EUROPE XI. SUMMARY OVERVIEW PART FOUR. RE CENT RESEARCH AND STUDIES XII. AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY OF ANCIENT HUNGARIAN HISTORY XIII. THE LEVEDl QUESTION AND THE EARLIEST HUNGARIAN CHRONICLE XIV. HISTORICAL TRADITIONS, ATTILA AND THE HUNNISH-MAGYAR KINSHIP XV. THE EAST MAGYARS, THE BASHKIRIAN TRIBAL NAMES AND YUGRIA XVI. THE SZÉKELY RUNIFORM SCRIPT APPENDICES BIBLIOGRAPHY CHART OF RULERS CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX INDEX OF PROPER NAMES INDEX OF WORDS, ETHNIC AND TRIBAL NAMES LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES AND PLATES SOURCES OF MAPS, FIGURES AND PLATES

Lavishly illustrated, the book contains seventy five historical maps and colour plates which visualize the historical background of Hungary and introduces its early history to a broader readership. The early history of Hungarians is embedded into the history of Eurasia and special attention is given to the relationship of the Hungarians with the Khazars and the Bulghar-Turks.The first part deals with methods and sources which can be used for elucidating the ancient history of the Hungarians, relying on research into linguistics, archaeology, anthropology and natural history. The second part traces how the Hungarians came into the Carpathian Basin and answers such questions as: who are the Magyars, from where did they come and how did they conquer the land? It reconstructs and examines their early political and social structure, the economy, and religion, and compares the Hungarian medieval process with the ethnogenetic processes of the Germanic, Slavic and Turkic people.

Pt. I.a Methodological Introduction And The Sources -- Pt. Ii. Relatives And Neighbours -- Pt. Iii. From The Urals To The Carpathian Basin -- Pt. Iv. Recent Research And Studies. András Róna-tas. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [447]-489) And Indexes. Translation Of: A Honfoglaló Magyar Nép. This text traces the historical background of Hungary. The first part deals with the method and sources which can be used for elucidating the ancient history of the Hungarians, the second part traces how Hungarians came to be in the Carpathian Basin and how they conquered the land.