Kidarites

The Kidariten were a successor dynasty of Central Asian Kushan Empire between 390 and about 467/77 AD They were her contemporaries as a group of " Iranian Huns " that probably no direct relationship was to the Huns in Europe.

Your ethnic identity is difficult to clarify. Due to the description of the late antique historian Priscus ( which is also refuted by other sources), the research, a connection between the Chioniten and Kidariten ago. Kidariten is probably to be understood only as a dynastic name, which is derived from the name of their king Kidara. The Chioniten were in turn briefly to the middle of the 4th century allies of the Persian Sassanidenreichs, although the alliance is not a long time had stock. Perhaps the invaders, against the Sassanian Bahram V fought in the early 5th century, to identify with the Kidariten, although her ​​name does not appear in this context in the (few ) written sources. The gold coins of the Kidariten are based on the Kushan style and suggest that the Kidariten considered himself as a direct successor of the Kushan rulers to have their empire of the " Iranian Huns " invaders (which probably just heard the Kidariten seem ) had been overrun.

The reign Kidaras, the founder of the dynasty, is very controversial. Because of the different coins found dating the beginning of his reign is recognized in the period around 390. In Chinese sources from the early 5th century Kidara is mentioned as Jiduoluo. Priscus speaks of " kidaritischen Huns ", which appeared as an opponent of Sassanide Yazdegerd II. Likewise, there are coins from Gandhara in northern India, which had been conquered in the early 5th century by the Kidariten. These also appears the name " Kidara " on which the wearing of Yazdegerd II as an additional crown, which can be seen as an indication that he came into existence by 420 /30; date but as I said, most numismatists Kidara in the period around 390

From the 457 Kidariten had to contend with the Hephthalites, who had joined forces with the Sassanian Peroz I.. Even with Peroz it came to fighting, in which the Kidaritenkönig Kunkhas subject. To the 467 Kidariten lost their capital Balaam (possibly identical with Balch ). However, a residual kidaritisches kingdom was able to keep in Gandhara until at least 477; in Sogdiana Kidariten seem to have ruled some time. Between Hephthalites and Persians it was soon back to fighting.