Balamber
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Balamber (also known as Balamir, Balamur and many other variants) was ostensibly a chieftain of the Huns, mentioned by Jordanes in his Getica (c. 550 AD).[1] Jordanes simply called him "king of the Huns" (Latin: rex Hunnorum) and writes the story of Balamber crushing the tribes of the Ostrogoths in the 370s; somewhere between 370[2] and more probably 376[3] AD.
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Balamber | |
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King of the Huns | |
Reign | 370s |
Successor | Uldin |
Born | c. 313 |
Died | c. 378 (aged 64–65) |
Spouse | Vadamerca |
Issue | Uldin (?) |
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A number of historians argue that Balamber may have never existed, and was a confusion of other rulers or even a fabrication.[4][5][6][7]