Ernak is one of the leaders of the Huns , the son of Attila .
| Ernak | |||||||
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| Greek Ήρνάχ | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Dengizik | ||||||
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| Death | or | ||||||
| Father | Attila | ||||||
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Biography
Name Etymology
The name of Ernak, as well as other kings of Hunia , is attested in various spellings: Ernakh ( Prisk of Pany ), Hernak ( Jordan ), Ernek (Hungarian sources), Irnik (" Nameday of Bulgarian Khans "), and in Armenian sources he may appear under by the name of “king of the Huns” Heran, which almost coincides with the version of Priscus of Panius - Ernah. Forms Ernakh and Heran basically have Turkic Eren. Hence the epic - Alp-Ehren, which also confirms the deification of historical figures among a number of late antique and early medieval peoples.
In ancient sources
After the death of his father and the defeat of the Huns at the Battle of Nedao , the younger sons (the eldest Ellak died) Ernak and Dengizik transferred the main forces to the lower Danube, in the Sea of Azov and the Caspian region. The territory of the power of the Huns began to decline.
Utigurs formed on the basis of Ernak's Hun horde.
In Armenian sources
The Armenian historian Yeghishe reported: “... This Heran ... exterminated the Persian troops [in 451 ] and reached the Greek [Byzantium] country in his driveway , and sent many prisoners and loot from Greece, and from Armenia, and from Iberia, and from Albania ". It is also known that Heran (Eren) was an ally of the Armenians in their struggle against the king of the Sassanid state, Yazdigerd II and helped them defeat the troops of the Iranian shah in 451. In 460, the Huns of Heran were on the side of Shah Peroz and against the Albanian king Vache II , who rebelled against the Sassanids .