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| '''Ellac''' (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of ] in the ]. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the ].<ref>C.D. Gordon, ''The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111</ref> He was succeeded by ]. | '''Ellac''' (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of ] in the ]. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the ].<ref>C.D. Gordon, ''The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111</ref> He was succeeded by ]. He was the oldest son of Attila. Ellac was also the title of the prince who was governor of the ].<ref name="Maenchen"/> | ||
| ==Name== | |||
| The name derived from Turkic ''ellig''/''illig''/''ilik''/''Ilak''/''älik'', meaning "prince, ruler, king".<ref>Peter B. Golden, , p.88.</ref><ref name="Maenchen">Otto Maenchen-Helfen, '''', University of California Press, 1973, .</ref><ref>Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut - '''', 2006, .</ref><ref>John Joseph Saunders: '''', University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001, .</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Ellac (also known as Ilek) was the oldest son and successor of Attila the Hun in the Hunnic Empire. His reign lasted only 2 years, from 453 to 454, when he was killed in the Battle of Nedao. He was succeeded by Dengizich. He was the oldest son of Attila. Ellac was also the title of the prince who was governor of the Akatziri.
Name
The name derived from Turkic ellig/illig/ilik/Ilak/älik, meaning "prince, ruler, king".
References
- C.D. Gordon, The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), p. 111
- ^ Otto Maenchen-Helfen, The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture, University of California Press, 1973, p.407.
- Peter B. Golden, Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples, p.88.
- Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut - Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas: Historical and Linguistic Aspects, 2006, p.25.
- John Joseph Saunders: The History of the Mongol Conquests, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001, p.x.
| Preceded byAttila | Hunnic rulers 453–454 |
Succeeded byDengizich |
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