Zabergan
Zabergan (Ζαβεργάν; Persian[1]) was chieftain of the Kutrigurs. Either under pressure by incoming Avars,[2][3] or in revolt against Byzantine Empire, in the winter of 558, he led a large Kutrigur army who crossed frozen Danube, and was divided into three sections; one raided south far as Thermopylae, while two others the Thracian Chersonesus and the periphery of Constantinople.[4] On March 559 Zabergan attacked Constantinople, and one part of his forces consisted of 7000 horsemen.[5]
The transit of such big distances in short period of time shows they were mounted warriors,[4] and the Zabergan raiders were already encamped near the banks of the Danube.[4] However, once again Emperor Justinian I (527–565) managed to persuade the Utigurs chieftain Sandilch to attack the Kutrigurs, which resulted with decimation of one another.[2][3] It is unknown if is related to the general Zabergan who in 586 defended fortress Chlomaron against the Romans.[1]
Honours
Zabergan Peak in Antarctica is named after Zabergan.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Golden 1992, p. 100.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Golden 2011, p. 140.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Curta 2015, p. 77.
- ↑ Golden 2011, p. 107.
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