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

Budapest : Central European University Press, 1999. - 566 p.This book is a modified and extended version of «A honfoglaló Magyar nép» (The conquering Magyar people) which appeared in 1996. **Part one. A methodological introduction and the sources****I. Introduction**Terminology, methods. Chronology and chronological assumptions. The role of the natural sciences in establishing chronology.Other ancillary disciplines in establishing chronology.**Ii. The sources**The concept of source material.Source criticism. The written sources.The language as a source.The archaeological sources.Ethnographic sources.The anthropological sources.**Part two. Relatives and neighbours****Iii. The relatives**Linguistic relationship. The Uralic languages and peoples. **Iv. The neighbours** Early Indo-European languages and peoples. The Xiongnu and the Huns. The early Turkic peoples.The Slavonic peoples. **V. Eurasia in the 9th and 10th centuries**The end of the Uighur Empire. The Khitai and China. The Kharakhanids and the Black Khitai. The Oghuz and the Seljuk.The Khazars and the Rus. Byzantium and the Danube Bulghars. Rome and the Franks. The Avars and Slavs in the Carpathian Basin. The Carpathian Basin on the eve of the Conquest.**Part three. From the urals to the carpathian basin****Vi. The names of the Magyars before the foundation of state** Ethnic names: characteristics and origins. Turk. Onoghur, Ungar, Hungarus, Hungarian. Savarti Asfali.Bashkir.Majgar. Magyar.Other names of the Magyars.A historical summary. **Vii. Urheiamts and migration**General questions. The migrations of the proto-Magyars. The migration of the Magyars from the Urals to the Carpathians. **Viii. The conquest**The Magyars in the Etelkoz. The historical preliminaries of the Conquest. The Conquest. **Ix. The magyars in the Carpathian basin**The name of the Magyar tribal confederation Political organisation. Social structure. Economy.Religion, lore, culture. **X. The integration of the Magyars within Europe**The integration of peoples, the types of ethnic change in the Middle Ages. The third integration of the Magyars. **Xi. Summary overview****Part four. Recent research and studies****Xii. An overview of the study of ancient Hungarian history****Xiii. The Levedi 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 Budapest : Central European University Press, 1999. - 566 p. This book is a modified and extended version of «A honfoglaló Magyar nép» (The conquering Magyar people) which appeared in 1996. Part one. A methodological introduction and the sources I. Introduction Terminology, methods. Chronology and chronological assumptions. The role of the natural sciences in establishing chronology. Other ancillary disciplines in establishing chronology. Ii. The sources The concept of source material. Source criticism. The written sources. The language as a source. The archaeological sources. Ethnographic sources. The anthropological sources. Part two. Relatives and neighbours Iii. The relatives Linguistic relationship. The Uralic languages and peoples. Iv. The neighbours Early Indo-European languages and peoples. The Xiongnu and the Huns. The early Turkic peoples. The Slavonic peoples. V. Eurasia in the 9th and 10th centuries The end of the Uighur Empire. The Khitai and China. The Kharakhanids and the Black Khitai. The Oghuz and the Seljuk. The Khazars and the Rus. Byzantium and the Danube Bulghars. Rome and the Franks. The Avars and Slavs in the Carpathian Basin. The Carpathian Basin on the eve of the Conquest. Part three. From the urals to the carpathian basin Vi. The names of the Magyars before the foundation of state Ethnic names: characteristics and origins. Turk. Onoghur, Ungar, Hungarus, Hungarian. Savarti Asfali. Bashkir. Majgar. Magyar. Other names of the Magyars. A historical summary. Vii. Urheiamts and migration General questions. The migrations of the proto-Magyars. The migration of the Magyars from the Urals to the Carpathians. Viii. The conquest The Magyars in the Etelkoz. The historical preliminaries of the Conquest. The Conquest. Ix. The magyars in the Carpathian basin The name of the Magyar tribal confederation Political organisation. Social structure. Economy. Religion, lore, culture. X. The integration of the Magyars within Europe The integration of peoples, the types of ethnic change in the Middle Ages. The third integration of the Magyars. Xi. Summary overview Part four. Recent research and studies Xii. An overview of the study of ancient Hungarian history Xiii. The Levedi 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 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. 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