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Alchon Huns
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The Alchon Huns, also known as the Alkhan, Alchono, Alxon, Alkhon, Alakhana, and Walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent during the 4th and 6th
Alchon Khingila portrait
Alchon Khingila portrait
The word "Alchono" (αλχοννο) in Greek (Greco-Bactrian cursive script), on a coin of Khingila.
The word "Alchono" (αλχοννο) in Greek (Greco-Bactrian cursive script), on a coin of Khingila.
Portrait of an older King Khingila, founder of the Alchon Huns, on one of his coins, c. 430 – 490 CE.
Portrait of an older King Khingila, founder of the Alchon Huns, on one of his coins, c. 430 – 490 CE.
The silver bowl in the British Museum
The silver bowl in the British Museum
Hephthalites
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The Hephthalites or Ephthalites also known as of Badakhshan Khorasan, sometimes called the White Huns, were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE, part of the larger gr
Alchon Huns
…second of four major Huna states established in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Alchon were preceded by the Kidarites and succeeded by the Hephthalites and Nezak Huns in Bactria and the Hindu Kush respectively. The names of the Alchon kings are known from their extensive coinage, Buddhist accounts, and…
Hephthalite tamgha
Hephthalite tamgha
Another painting of the Tokharistan school, from Tavka Kurgan. It is closely related to Balalyk tepe, "especially in the treatment of the face". Terme
Another painting of the Tokharistan school, from Tavka Kurgan. It is closely related to Balalyk tepe, "especially in the treatment of the face". Termez Archaeological Museum.
The Hephthalites used the Bactrian script (top), an adaptation of the Greek script (bottom). Here, their endonym Ebodalo, "Hephthalites".
The Hephthalites used the Bactrian script (top), an adaptation of the Greek script (bottom). Here, their endonym Ebodalo, "Hephthalites".
Hephthalite-style couple at a banquet, with man in single-lapel caftan. Inscription: "Dhenakk, the son of xwn (Hun)". Bactria, second half of the 5th
Hephthalite-style couple at a banquet, with man in single-lapel caftan. Inscription: "Dhenakk, the son of xwn (Hun)". Bactria, second half of the 5th century CE. St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.