Bayan I

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Bayan I was a 6th-century khagan of the Avars who led their migration into Central and Eastern Europe and established the powerful Avar Khaganate.

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Bayan I canonical 3
Bayan I, for the Avars 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century ruler
Avar khagan
monarch
activeYearsEnd c. 602
activeYearsStart c. 560
ally Alboin, King of the Lombards
linked to: Alboin
associatedWith Carpathian steppe culture
early medieval Balkans
conflict Byzantine–Avar wars
Lombard–Gepid War (567)
country Avar Khaganate
deathDate c. 602
deathPlace Avar Khaganate
ethnicGroup Avars
governmentForm nomadic empire
historicalSource Menander Protector
Theophylact Simocatta
influenced early medieval political landscape of Central Europe
migration patterns of Lombards and other peoples
languageOfName Avar
notableEvent Avar settlement in the Carpathian Basin
destruction of the Gepid Kingdom
sieges and campaigns against Byzantine territories in the Balkans
notableFor establishing a powerful steppe empire in Central and Eastern Europe
founding the Avar Khaganate in the Carpathian Basin
leading the Avar migration into Central Europe
leading the Avar migration into Eastern Europe
subjugating various Slavic and Germanic tribes
opponent Byzantine Empire
Gepids
positionHeld Khagan of the Avars
linked to: Avar khagan
powerBase steppe cavalry forces
precededBy early Avar tribal leadership in the Eurasian steppe
region Carpathian Basin
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
reignEnd c. 602
reignStart c. 562
religion Tengrism (probable)
linked to: Tengrism
successor Avar khagans of the 7th century
timePeriod 6th century
title Khagan
linked to: Avar khagan

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Avar Khaganate notableFigure Bayan I
siege of Sirmium (582) commanderOfSide Bayan I, for the Avars
linked to: Bayan I
Khagan Bayan II successorOf Bayan I