Haithal
Haithal is the alternative form of Hephthalite.
Meaning of Hephthalite
Noun
Hephthalite (plural Hephthalites)
- Any of a people who comprised a nomadic confederation in Central Asia during the 5th–6th centuries CE.
- From the mid-fifth to the mid-sixth century Central Asia was ruled by the Hephthalite tribes. There are many gaps in our knowledge of the origin of the Hephthalites and the formation of their state, the first difficulty being that they are given different names in the various sources.1999, B. A. Litvinsky, “6: The Hephthalite Empire”, in B. A. Litvinsky, Zhang Guang-Da, R. Shabani Samghabardi, editors, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume III: The crossroads of...
- Synonyms:
- White Hun
Forms of Haithal
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Questions about Haithal
- What is Haithal the alternative form of?
- Haithal is the alternative form of Hephthalite.
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