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Attila the Hun in 441AD to 450AD reaches the zenith of his personal power due to the mysterious death of his brother Bleda. Attila in the aftermath of his brother’s death comes into possession of the entirety of hunnic lands, and achieves total power of that territory. Moreover, while playing geopolitical chicken in the Balkans at the expense of the Eastern Roman Empire, Attila enriches the Huns and shows a brutal face of his military forces.
Attila the Hun Also Attila the Fierce?
In this third installation of the history for Attila the Hun and his story, the Attila most people know comes into his own. After becoming ruler of all territory occupied by the Hunnic people with his brother’s death, we see a more aggressive Attila the Hun – especially on the battlefield.
The Balkans as a geopolitical battleground at this time shouldered the vast majority of the physical damage of the Hun’s armies. Throughout several large cities and significant settlements, they fell victim to the Hun’s newfound increasing capabilities with reverse engineered Roman siege weapons.
Attila the Hun using both his newfound combat capabilities and absence of Eastern Roman forces in the region, proceeded to extirpate Singidunum (modern Belgrade), Sirmium, and Naissus. Accounts from various travelers passing through those areas in the following years noted how completely destroyed these locations were following the actions of Attila the Hun’s armies.
We learn in greater detail how Attila the Hun arrived at this point in his rule.
China’s First Buddhist Persecution
Buddhism and China have historically been closely linked to each other, with the religion arriving in China from India via the ancient Silk Road in the 1st Century AD.
Yet in 441AD to 450AD, Buddhism encounters its first major persecution in China at the direction of the Taoist devotee Emperor Taiwu and his personal governing factotum Cui Hao. The results prove harrowing for Buddhism during this period in China.
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